A 10 1/2-inch candle burns down in 7 hours. If b represents how much of the candle, in inches, has burned away at any time given in hours, t, write a proportional equation for b in terms of t that matches the context.

Last year, a state university received 3,560 applications from boys. of those applications, 35 percent were from boys who lived in other states. part a)how many applications did the university receive from boys who lived in other states? part b)applications to the university from boys represented 40percent of all applications. how many applications did the university receive in all? i don't how to do part b so me and plz tell how you got your answer