There 2 question help medde plz

Apositive number a or the same number a increased by 50% and then decreased by 50% of the result?

Abucket of paint has spilled on a tile floor. the paint flow can be expressed with the function p(t) = 6(t), where t represents time in minutes and p represents how far the paint is spreading. the flowing paint is creating a circular pattern on the tile. the area of the pattern can be expressed as a(p) = 3.14(p)^2 part a: find the area of the circle of spilled paint as a function of time, or a[p(t)]. show your work. part b: how large is the area of spilled paint after 8 minutes? you may use 3.14 to approximate pi in this problem.

Joline is solving the equation 0=x^2-5x-4 using the quadratic formula which value is the negative real number solution to her quadratic equation round to the nearest tenth if necessary