Would I need Circumference or Area to calculate the distance around a circular track?

Find the roots of the polynomial function f(x) = x^3 + 2x^2 + x

Three friends went on a road trip from phoenix, az, to san diego, ca. mark drove 50 percent of the distance. jason drove 1/8 of the distance. andy drove the remainder of the distance. 1. andy thinks he drove 1/4 of the distance from phoenix, az, to san diego, ca. is andy correct? 2. the distance from phoenix, az, to san diego, ca, is 360 miles. how many miles did each person drive? 3. solve the problem. what is the answer in total?

Mason and christian go to the movie theater and purchase refreshments for their friends. mason spends a total of $45.75 on 3 bags of popcorn and 6 drinks. christian spends a total of $71.50 on 6 bags of popcorn and 4 drinks. write a system of equations that can be used to find the price of one bag of popcorn and the price of one drink. using these equations, determine and state the price of a drink, to the nearest cent.