Caroline puts $400 into a savings account that earns 6% annually. Write a function that represents this situation, where t is the time in years. Solve algebraically after how many years she will get $1200 in her account (round it to the nearest year).

Astudent draws two parabolas on graph paper. both parabolas cross the x-axis at (–4, 0) and (6, 0). the y-intercept of the first parabola is (0, –12). the y-intercept of the second parabola is (0, –24). what is the positive difference between the a values for the two functions that describe the parabolas? write your answer as a decimal rounded to the nearest tenth