I really don’t understand this plz help

Plz need answer now will mark which situations represent linear functions? check all that apply. a)the temperature rises and falls over the course of a day. temperature is a function of time. b)a baseball is hit into the outfield. the height of the ball is a function of time. c)a car goes 55 mph on the highway. distance is a function of time. d)a child grew 2 inches this year and 1 inch last year. height is a function of time. e)a movie director makes 2 movies per year. the number of movies is a function of the years.

Isuck at math ; ^; m a student solved this problem and said the answer is 3 feet. chase had a roll of ribbon that contained 7 7/8  feet of ribbon. he cut off one piece that was 3 5/8  feet long and another piece that was 1 1/4  feet from the roll. how much ribbon was left on the roll? is the student's answer reasonable? yes, the answer is reasonable. no, the answer is not reasonable. it should be about 2 feet. no, the answer is not reasonable. it should be about 13 feet. no, the answer is not reasonable. it should be about 4 feet.

Could somebody me with this radical simplification?