Based on the family the graph below belongs to, which equation could represent the graph? On a coordinate plane, a curve opens up and to the right. It crosses the x-axis at (negative 1.5, 0) and then crosses the y-axis at (0, negative 1).
y = 0.6 Superscript x Baseline minus 2
y = 0.6 x squared minus 1
y = negative 0.6 x cubed minus 1
y = log (x) minus 2

The students at jefferson middle school are raising money for a charity by selling t-shirts and hats. the number of t-shirts sold was 3 times the number of hats. the profit was $5 for each t-shirt sold and $2.50 for each hat sold. the students raised $840 for the charity. they used the system below to analyze their success and found the solution to be (144, 48). 5x+2.50y=840 x=3y how much did they earn from t-shirt sales?