Idont understand this absoulute value inequality

Alake near the arctic circle is covered by a sheet of ice during the cold winter months. when spring arrives, the ice starts to melt. s(t) models the ice sheet's thickness (in meters) as a function of time tt (in weeks). s(t)=-0.25t+4

Find the vertex of the function given below y=x^2-6x+1

Fabian harvests 10 pounds of tomatoes from his garden. he needs 225 pounds to make a batch of soup. if he sets aside 2.8 pounds of tomatoes to make spaghetti sauce, how many batches of soup can fabian make?