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Quick translate "x is 12 units from 20" into an equation. what are the values of x being described? if you can answer any of my other questions that'd be great too

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

The price of a visit to the dentist is \$50$50. if the dentist fills any cavities, an additional charge of \$100$100 per cavity gets added to the bill. if the dentist finds nn cavities, what will the cost of the visit be?