What us the solution to the equation 1/4 x -1/8= 7/8 +1/2x? PLZ HELP

Read this excerpt from "birdfoot's grampa.” but, leathery hands full of wet brown life, knee deep in the summer roadside grass, he just smiled and said they have places to go to too. why does the author use the words "wet brown life” in this excerpt? a to show that the grass is still alive and growing b to indicate that the mud is all over everything c to signify how wet the night has become d to point out that the toads are living things

That time of year thou mayst in me behold when yellow leaves, or none, or few do hang upon those boughs which shake against the cold, bare ruined choirs, where late the sweet birds sang in me thou sees the twilight of such day as after sunset fadeth in the west; which by and by black night doth take away, death's second self that seals up all in rest. in me thou seest the glowing of such fire that on the ashes of his youth doth lie, as the deathbed whereon it must expire, consumed with that which it was nourished by. this thou perceiv'st, which makes thy love more strong, to love that well, which thou must leave ere long. the first stanza compares the leafless limbs of a tree to a.yellow leaves b.sweet birds c.bare choirs d.summer

Now we have "lords of dogtown," a fiction film based on the very same material and indeed written by peralta. not only is there no need for this movie, but its weaknesses underline the strength of the doc.” based on this passage, we can conclude that the author a. prefers documentaries to fictional stories c. likes the movie “lords of dogtown” very much b. prefers the documentary over “lords of dogtown” d. feels that it took too long to make the movie “lords of dogtown”