Geometry makes me cry myself to sleep

Lola says these two expressions have the same value. expression a expression b which explains whether lola is correct?

Alice is paying her bill at a restaurant. but tax on the cost of a male is 5%. she decides to leave a tip 20% of the cost of the meal plus the tax

Plzz ! if you were constructing a triangular frame, and you had wood in the length of 4 inches, 4 inches, and 7 inches, would it make a triangle? would you be able to create a frame from these pieces of wood? yes or no? = explain your mathematical thinking/show your work: