What is one quarter added to one eighth

The variable z is directly proportional to x, and inversely proportional to y. when x is 4 and y is 13, z has the value 1.2307692307692. what is the value of z when x= 9, and y= 20

1- what do you think the product of a nonzero rational number and an irrational number is? is it rational or irrational? make use of variables, the closure property of integers, and possibly a proof by contradiction to prove your hypothesis.2- why do we have to specify that the rational number must be nonzero when we determine what the product of a nonzero rational number and an irrational number is? if the rational number were 0, would it give us the same result we found in the first question?

Sam is picking fruit from a basket that contains many different kinds of fruit. which set of events is independent?