Let b=7. what is the value of the expression 4b+b-5

Asap! i'm not good math and i'm lost.

Aconstruction worker has rope 9 m long he needs to cut it in pieces that are each 3 /5 m long how many such pieces can he cut without having any rope leftover?

Me with this assignment ! i only partially understand, so explain. also it's a work sample. at the championship bike race, steve and paula were fighting for first place. steve was 175 feet ahead of paula and had only 300 feet left to go. he was very tired and was going only 9 feet per second. paula was desperate to catch up and was going 15 feet per second. who won the bike race and by how far did she/he win?