Let

. Then

, and differentiating both sides with respect to

gives


Now, when

, you get

You have

, so

and

. So
I think it would be The first term indicates that the 14 girl scouts each sold 22 boxes of cookies per additional day of the fair. The second term indicates that the 14 girl scouts each sold 25 boxes of cookies on the first day of the fair.
45 divided by 50= 90%
0.9*16.50=14.85
24 + x = 68 so 68-24=x.
68-24=44
Sarah's mother is 44