Can someone help me with this? i’m confused with the question

The slope of a line is -1/2 . what is the slope of a line that is parallel to it? a. 1/2 b.2 c. -1/2 d. -2

Solve with work both bert and ernie received an increase in their weekly salaries. bert's salary increased from $520 to $520. ernie's salary went from $580 to $645. find the percent of increase for each salary. what was the larger of the two percents ?

Me i’m stuck on all these questions besides the two bottom ones