1. a recipe for includes:

½ t cumin
1 1/3 c coconut milk
1 ½ cups tofu
¾ c vegetable stock

change the recipe to make ½ the number of servings. write your answers as simplified fractions.

2. a rectangle has an area of 7 7/8 square inches and a length of 3 1/2 inches. the rectangle's width is inches. write your answer as a mixed number in lowest terms.

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