Natalie brought $28.75 to the art supply store. She bought a brush, a sketchbook, and a paint set. The brush was 1 4 as much as the sketchbook, and the sketchbook cost 2 3 the cost of the paint set. Natalie had $4.00 left over after buying these items. What was the cost of each item?

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?