Tom compared 2/12 and 7/6 by first comparing each fraction to 1/2 and 1. Step 1: 2/12 is less than 1/2. Step 2: 7/6 is less than 1 but more than 1/2. Step 3: So, 2/12 < 7/6 In which step did Tom mess up?

Handsome jack is buying a pony made of diamonds. the price of the pony is p dollars, and jack also has to pay a 25% diamond pony tax. which of the following expressions could represent how much jack pays in total for the pony?