Answer: 948
Step-by-step explanation:
From the question, we are informed that 4-pound pumpkin will yield about 1.5 cups of mashed pumpkin (pumpkin puree).
Therefore, the number of cups of pumpkin puree that Steve Geddes' 2,528-pound pumpkin will yield will be:
= (2528/4) × 1.5
= 632 × 1.5
= 948 cups of pumpkin puree
The general form of the equation we need to find is (x - h)^2 = 4p(y- k).
The center is the distance between the directrix and focus.
So, center (h, k) = (3, 3/2) .
P = distance from center to the focus and it just so happens to be 1.5.
We now plug everything into the formula given above.
(x - 3)^2 = 4(1.5)(y - 3/2)
(x - 3)^2 = 6(y - 3/2)
Done!