This is a 9nth grade question. Please really need help on this.

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Astudent draws two parabolas both parabolas cross the x axis at (-4,0) and (6,0) the y intercept of the first parabolas 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

Sasha delivers newspapers to subscribers that live within a 4 block radius of her house. sasha's house is located at point (0, -1). points a, b, c, d, and e represent the houses of some of the subscribers to the newspaper. to which houses does sasha deliver newspapers?