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The sales tax rate is 7.25%. how much tax in dollars is added on an item that costs $56.00? a. $4.06 b. $7.25 c. $14.50 d. $60.06

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

Julie begins counting backwards from 1000 by 2’s and at the same time tony begins counting forward from 100 by 3’s.   if they count at the same rate, what number will they say at the same time?