the table shows data for a linear and an exponential function. one of the functions given models a bacterial population that triples every hour. the other function models the total amount of water in a container being filled by a faucet that has a flow rate of three gallons per minute

Me with this assignment ! i only partially understand, so explain. also it's a work sample. at the championship bike race, steve and paula were fighting for first place. steve was 175 feet ahead of paula and had only 300 feet left to go. he was very tired and was going only 9 feet per second. paula was desperate to catch up and was going 15 feet per second. who won the bike race and by how far did she/he win?