Solve for x: 2x^2 + x - 4 = 0

i got it wrong. i can't figure out the steps to get to the correct answers. : -(

There are 20 children in the cast of a class play and 8 of the children are boys of the boys 4 have a speaking part in the play and of the girls 8 do not have a speaking part in the play if a child from the cast of the place chosen at random what is the probability that the child has a speaking part

Jeffery conducted a survey in his school and found that 30 of the 50 eighth grade students' favorite subject is mathematics. based on the results, jeffery concluded that out of the 200 students in his school, 120 students' favorite subject is mathematics. select the statement that is true about jeffery's conclusion. a. jeffery's conclusion is not valid because the sample was biased since only 200 students were surveyed. b. jeffery's conclusion is valid because the sample was random since all of the students were eighth grade students. c. jeffery's conclusion is valid because the sample was random. d. jeffery's conclusion is not valid because the sample was biased since all of the students were eighth grade students.

What is the slope simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction, improper fraction, or integer