Are these two expressions equivalent 42+35 and 7(6+5)

Nick has box brads. he uses 4 brads for the first project. nick let’s b represent the original number of brads and finds that for the second project, the number of brads he uses is 8 more than half the difference of b and 4. write an expression to represent the number of brads he uses for the second project.

Billy plotted −3 4 and −1 4 on a number line to determine that −3 4 is smaller than −1 4 .is he correct? explain why or why not

Mrs.sling bought a pound of green beans for $1.80. how much will mrs.tennison pay for 3 1/2 pounds of green beans?