Answer:
$7.62 per hour
Step-by-step explanation:
Since, Heather gets a raise every 3 months, in 2 years, she will get a raise 8 times (2years = 24 months, 24 divided by 3 is 8).
Now it becomes a compound growth problem. We can use the formula shown below to solve these type of problems.

Where,
- F is the future value (what we want to find)
- P is the present rate ($6.5)
- r is the rate of growth, in decimal (2% growth means 0.02)
- t is the time frame, number of times compounding occurs (for our case we have figured it to be 8)
<u>Now plugging in all the info, we get the value of F:</u>

Thus, after 2 years, Heather's hourly rate will be $7.62
18
Explanation:
4x6=24
2x3=6
24-6=18
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Step-by-step explanation:
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Step-by-step explanation:
I don't have graphing facilities but can give you the vertex and 1 other point.
Given a parabola in standard form
y = ax² + bx + c ( a ≠ 0 )
Then the x- coordinate of the vertex is
x = - 
y = - x² - 2x + 8 ← is in standard form
with a = - 1 and b = - 2 , then
x = -
= - 1
Substitute x = - 1 into the equation for corresponding value of y
y = - (- 1)² - 2(- 1) + 8 = - 1 + 2 + 8 = 9
vertex = (- 1, 9 )
To obtain another point substitute any value for x into the equation
x = 0 : y = 0 - 0 + 8 , then (0, 8 ) is a point on the graph
x = 2 : y = - (2)² - 2(2) + 8 = - 4 - 4 + 8 = 0 then (2, 0 ) is a point on the graph