The mass of a freight train is 9.98 ⋅ 106 kilograms. The mass of an aircraft carrier is 7.3 ⋅ 107 kilograms. Approximately how many more kilograms is the mass of an aircraft carrier than the mass of a freight train? Show your work and write your answer in scientific notation.

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