X^2-4x-3 lost answer from before

Write a polynomial for a third-degree polynomial with leading coefficient -4

Twice the sum of a number and 4 is equal to three times the difference of the number and 7. find the number.

Miranda is braiding her hair.then she will attach beads to the braid.she wants 1_3 of the beads to be red.if the greatest number of beads that will fit on the braid is 12,what other fractions could represent the part of the beads that are red?