Question

if there are more products than reactants, does that mean there is an increase in the forward or backward reaction? And if there are more reactants that products, is there an increase in the forward or backward reaction?

Answer 1

If there are more products than reactants, that means the reaction has shifted towards the left, which is the backward direction. If there are more reactants than products, that means the reaction has shifted towards the right, which is the forward direction.