Two-thirds a number plus 4 is 7

How can you decide witch operations to use to slice a two step equation

Celeste wants to have her hair cut and permed and also go to lunch. she knows she will need $50. the perm cost twice as much as her haircut and she needs $5 for lunch. how much does the perm cost?

It is given that the quadratic equation hx²-3x+k=0, where h and k are constants, has roots [tex] \beta \: and \: 2 \beta [/tex]express h in terms of k