100 POINTS, PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WILL GIVE BRAINLIEST TOO!!!!!!!!!

1. Malik’s weekly pay varies directly to the number of hours he works as a lifeguard. His weekly pay is $229.50 when he works 17 hours. What is his weekly salary when he works 23 hours? Note: Write a direct variation equation representing this situation and use this equation to answer the question. Show all steps.

2. Determine the vertical asymptotes and holes for the graph of the equation below. Show all steps.

y = x+1 / x^2 - 6x - 7.