Why did the cow keep jumping over the barrel

If you want to place an 8 ½ inch towel bar in the center of a door that is 25 ½ wide, how much space will be on each side of the towel bar?

If 1/2+2/5s=s-3/4,what is the value of s? a. s=3/4 b. s=25/12 c. s=-25/12 d. s=-3/4

Adepartment store purchases screen-printed t-shirts at a cost of $5 per shirt. they mark up the price 150% (making the selling price 250% of the store's purchase price) and put them on the sales floor. every month that a t-shirt doesn't sell, the store reduces the selling price by 25%.