Can someone me on #30 with work? i just need to know how to do the rest. just a formula would too!

Josephine has a great garden with and area of 2x2 + x - 6 square feet

Beth divided 9 ounces of her granola recipe into 4 equal-sized amounts. she placed the amounts into individual bowls. the fraction 9/4 represents the number of ounces of granola in each bowl. which other number represents the amount of granola beth has in each bowl? (a) 1 1/4 (b) 2 1/4 (c) 1 3/4 (d) 3 3/4 i need !

Which value of y will make the inequality y< -1 false?