I have four times as much money as my brother has. Our total is $55. How much does each of us have?

Could somebody me with this radical simplification?

Rectangle bcde is similar to rectangle vwxy. what is the length of side vy? a) 1 7 b) 2 7 c) 3 7 d) 4 7

72 the length of a side of a triangle is 36. a line parallel to that side divides the triangle into two parts of equal area. find the length of the segment determined by the points of intersection between the line and the other two sides of the triangle.