Please help this is 9th grade math is it a b c or d? Thank you

Jack has a piece of red ribbon that is two times as long as his piece of blue ribbon. he says that he can use two different equation to find out how long his piece of red ribbon is compared to his piece of blue ribbon is. is he correct? explain his reasoning

If (x-2) 2= 49, then x could be a. -9 b. -7 c.- 2 d. 5 e.9

Which is greater, 7 p 5 or 7 c 5? 7p5 7c5