Is 1/2 and 1/8 equivalent fractions

Zahra was given two data sets, one without an outlier and one with an outlier. data without an outlier: 15, 19, 22, 26, 29 data with an outlier: 15, 19, 22, 26, 29, 81

How many credit hours will a student have to take for the two tuition costs to be equal? round the answer to the nearest tenth of an hour.

Last year, a state university received 3,560 applications from boys. of those applications, 35 percent were from boys who lived in other states. part a)how many applications did the university receive from boys who lived in other states? part b)applications to the university from boys represented 40percent of all applications. how many applications did the university receive in all? i don't how to do part b so me and plz tell how you got your answer