Are 2/4 and 3/6 equivalent ratios?

Carl wants to buy a television that cost $500 including taxes. to pay for television he will use a payment plan that requires him to make a down payment of $125 and then pay $70.50 each month for six months what is the percent increase from the original cast of the television to the cost of the television using a payment plan.

Before simplifying, how many terms are there in the expression 2x - 5y + 3 + x?

5(-9w) put expression in distributive property