7:14 or simplified 1:2 (use simplified) Find total amount of fruit by adding 4+7+3=14 7 pears to 14 total fruits in ratio form is 7:14 which simplifies to 1:2
Yes, 4(x-2) is 4 times x-2 which using the distributive property gives you 4x-8 because 4 times x is 4x and 4 times -2 is -8 so you would always get 4x-8
