Find the result of decreasing the quantity 56 m in the ratio 8:7

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Ahiking trail is 6 miles long. it has 4 exercise stations, spaced evenly along the trail. what is the distance between each exercise station?

Is trapezoid abdc the result of a dilation of trapezoid mnpq by a scale factor of ? why or why not? yes, because ab and cd are each the lengths mn and qp. yes, because sides ab and cd are parallel to sides mn and qp. no, because ab is the length mn but cd is the length qp. no, because sides ab and cd have different slopes from sides mn and qp.

700 miles the train takes 5 hours to a travel the distance at what unit rate is the train traveling?