Can y’all help me with these two questions?

Abby is preparing fruit punch for her party. she starts with a bowl filled with liquid that has 1/2 fruit juice and 1/2 sprite, but she decides it's too fruity. so she pours out 1/4 of the liquid, and then fills the bowl up again with sprite. what fraction of the punch is now sprite?

Write an inequality and solve each problem. for exercises 11 and 12, interpret the solution.

You went to a restaurant and spent $53.25 on the meal. there was a 6% sales tax. what was the amount of money, not including a tip, you spent at the restaurant?