If anybody is good at equivalent polynomial expressions

Compare these two waves: the blue and orange waves have the same pitch, but the blue wave is louder. the blue and orange waves have the same volume, but the blue wave has a higher pitch. the orange wave has a higher pitch, but the blue wave is louder. the blue wave has a higher pitch, but the orange wave is louder.

It is saturday morning and jeremy has discovered he has a leak coming from the water heater in his attic. since plumbers charge extra to come out on the weekends, jeremy is planning to use buckets to catch the dripping water. he places a bucket under the drip and steps outside to walk the dog. in half an hour the bucket is 1/5 of the way full. what is the rate at which the water is leaking per hour?

Which equation is equivalent to the given expression? -(1/2y+1/4) a. -1/4(1+2y) b. 1/4(2y-1) c. -2(1/4y-1/8) d. 2(1/8-1/4y)