SOLUTION 
From the question, the center of the hyperbola is 

a is the distance between the center to vertex, which is -1 or 1, and 
c is the distance between the center to foci, which is -2 or 2.
b is given as 
![\begin{gathered} b^2=c^2-a^2 \\ b^2=2^2-1^2 \\ b=\sqrt[]{3} \end{gathered}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cbegin%7Bgathered%7D%20b%5E2%3Dc%5E2-a%5E2%20%5C%5C%20b%5E2%3D2%5E2-1%5E2%20%5C%5C%20b%3D%5Csqrt%5B%5D%7B3%7D%20%5Cend%7Bgathered%7D)
But equation of a hyperbola is given as 

Substituting the values of a, b, h and k, we have 
![\begin{gathered} \frac{(x-0)^2}{1^2}-\frac{(y-0)^2}{\sqrt[]{3}^2}=1 \\ \frac{x^2}{1}-\frac{y^2}{3}=1 \end{gathered}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cbegin%7Bgathered%7D%20%5Cfrac%7B%28x-0%29%5E2%7D%7B1%5E2%7D-%5Cfrac%7B%28y-0%29%5E2%7D%7B%5Csqrt%5B%5D%7B3%7D%5E2%7D%3D1%20%5C%5C%20%5Cfrac%7Bx%5E2%7D%7B1%7D-%5Cfrac%7By%5E2%7D%7B3%7D%3D1%20%5Cend%7Bgathered%7D)
Hence the answer is 
 
        
             
        
        
        
Jim has 27.5 minutes left to get to the airport.
        
             
        
        
        
(1)    Snow fall in last week = 
 inches
Snow fall in today= 
 inches
Let us first change mixed fraction to improper fraction.

Now, make the denominators same.
 ,       
Now, find the difference between 14/4 and 23/4.
So, compared to last week 
 more inches of snow fell today.
(2)    Given three times a number, minus nine, equals six times six, divided by four.
Let a number be X.
3X – 9 = 6 × 6/4
(3)  To solve the equation:
3X – 9 = 6 × 6/4
3X – 9 = 36/4
3X – 9 = 9
3X = 18
X = 6