How do i solve a liner equation in the form a(x-b)=cx? i have no idea plz

Compare the subtraction problems 6/8 - 5/8 = 1/8 and 6/9 - 7/9 = 1/9 why is the answer to the first problem positive and the answer to the second problem negative

The amount spent on food and drink by 20 customers is shown below what is the modal amount spent and the median amount spent? 40 25 8 36 18 15 24 27 43 9 12 19 22 34 31 20 26 19 17 28

Scenario: a rectangular plot of ground is 5 meters longer than it is wide. its area is 20,000 square meters. question: what equation will you find the dimensions? note: let w represent the width. options: w(w+5)=20,000 w^2=20,000+5 (w(w+5))/2=20,000 w+2(w+5)=20,000