What is the 9th term in a geometric sequence with a common ratio of 2 and a first term of 3?

Customers at an ice-cream shop took a survey .the results showed that 144 customers rated the shop as being "very satisfactory ."this number represented 45%of the total nunber of customers who took the survey

The function ƒ is defined by ƒ(x) = (x + 3)(x + 1). the graph of ƒ in the xy-plane is a parabola. which interval contains the x-coordinate of the vertex of the graph of ƒ?

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