Can someone me answer these questions

Players on the school soccer team are selling candles to raise money for an upcoming trip. each player has 24 candles to sell. if a player sells 4 candles a profit of$30 is made. if he sells 12 candles a profit of $70 is made

What is the solution to the equation below? 3/x-2+6=square root x-2 +8

Rewrite 9 log, x2 in a form that does not use exponents. 9log, x = log, x