Maneesh and beth are using leather to make bracelets. maneesh has y inches of leather. beth has 7 more inches of leather than maneesh has. they have a combined total of 77 inches of leather. what is the value of y?

The evening newspaper is delivered at a random time between 5: 30 and 6: 30 pm. dinner is at a random time between 6: 00 and 7: 00 pm. each spinner is spun 30 times and the newspaper arrived 19 times before dinner. determine the experimental probability of the newspaper arriving before dinner.