What is the area of the shape

How to determine whether two known pairs of points are on the same line.

Point a is located at (0, 4), and point c is located at (−3, 5). find the x value for the point b that is located one fourth the distance from point a to point c. −0.25 −0.5 −0.75 −1

An automated water dispenser fills packets with one liter of water on average, with a standard deviation of 5 milliliter. the manual says that after a year of operation the dispenser should be tested to see if it needs recalibration. a year later a number of filled packets are set aside and measured separately. it is found that the average packet now contains about 0.995 liters. does the dispenser need calibration? explain your answer.