Last year there were 20 cheerleaders on anna's cheer team. three of the cheerleaders decided not to cheer this year. then, 7 people joined the team. how many cheerleaders are on anna's cheer team now? a) 14 cheerleaders b) 17 cheerleades c) 24 cheerleaders d) 27 cheerleaders

Astudent draws two parabolas on graph paper. both parabolas cross the x-axis at (-4, 0) and (6,0). the y-intercept of thefirst parabola is (0, –12). the y-intercept of the second parabola is (0-24). what is the positive difference between the avalues for the two functions that describe the parabolas? write your answer as a decimal rounded to the nearest tenth.