Consider the quadratic function f(x)=x^2-8x-9

An architect is designing a water fountain for a park she uses the given function to model the water jet flowing from the fountain nozzles where h(x) gives the height of the water jugs in feet x feet from the starting point h(x)=-1/20x+x+15

The holiday party will cost $160 if 8 people attend.if there are 40 people who attend the party, how much will the holiday party cost

Suppose that sahil knows that 45 people with ages of 18 to 29 voted. without using a calculator, he quickly says then 135 people with ages of 30to 49 voted. is he correct? how might sohil have come up with his answer so quickly?