Help me make a dot plot and answer the question i will mark brain thing

Suzanne began a trip with 18 1/2 gallons of gas in the gas tank of her car if she hughes 17 3/4 gallons on the trip how many gallons does she have left once she finish the trip

Every weekday, mr. jones bikes from his home to his job. sometimes he rides along two roads, the long route that is shown by the solid lines. other times, he takes the shortcut shown by the dashed line. how many fewer kilometers does mr. jones bike when he takes the shortcut instead of the long route?

Whats are the trickiest steps to do when adding or subtracting rational expressions? how does knowledge of rational numbers u in adding and subtracting rational expressions?