3 -.BALLOON Treyvon is standing 9 yards from the base of a hill that has a slope of
He throws a water balloon from a height of 2 yards. Its path is modeled by
h(x) = -0.1x2 + 0.8x + 2, where h is the height of the balloon in yards and x is the
distance the balloon travels in yards.
a. Write a polynomial equation to represent the situation.
b. How far from Treyvon will the balloon hit the hill?

If there is 20 dogs in the shelter and 5 dogs get homes, and then 43 more dogs come. how many dogs are there in the shelter?

Me with this assignment ! i only partially understand, so explain. also it's a work sample. at the championship bike race, steve and paula were fighting for first place. steve was 175 feet ahead of paula and had only 300 feet left to go. he was very tired and was going only 9 feet per second. paula was desperate to catch up and was going 15 feet per second. who won the bike race and by how far did she/he win?

Tim has obtained a 3/27 balloon mortgage. after the initial period, he decided to refinance the balloon payment with a new 30-year mortgage. how many years will he be paying for his mortgage in total?