Agrey turtle lays an average of 10 eggs. if the number of eggs laid never varies from the average by more than five, what is the least number of eggs that would be laid by six turtles?

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