Ah I am so confused on how to solve this

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?

The midpoints of the sides of the large square are joined to form a smaller square. what is the area of the smaller square

Convert the mixed numbers into improper fractions. convert the improper fraction to mixed numbers.