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When benny’s sister penny is 24, benny’s age will be 125% of her age. how old is lenny? a) how old will benny be then? b)if benny is 12 years old now, how old is penny now? explain your reasoning.

Don't know how to find x given these segment lengths

Parabolas y=−2x^2 and y=2x^2 +k intersect at points a and b that are in the third and the fourth quadrants respectively. find k if length of the segment ab is 5.