To answer this you can use a guess and check strategy.
Start with 5 minutes using it (25% lost) and 10 minutes charging (20% gained).
Try 7 minutes using it (35% lost) and 14 minutes charging (28%).
Next, 9 minutes (45%) and 18 minutes(36%).
10 minutes (50%) and 20 minutes (40%). This is the difference.
She used it for 10 minutes and charged it for 20 minutes.
Subtract 8d from both sides
21 = 12d + 5 - 8d
Simplify 12d + 5 - 8d to 4d + 5
21 = 4d + 5
Subtract 5 from both sides
21 - 5 = 4d
Simplify 21 - 5 to 16
16 = 4d
Divide both side by 4
16/4 = d
Simplify 16/4 to 4
4 = d
Switch sides
d = 4
<u>Check answer</u>
8d + 21 =12d + 5
Let d = 4
8 × 4 + 21 = 12 × 4 + 5
Simplify 8 × 4 to 32
32 + 21 = 12 × 4 + 5
Simplify 12 × 4 to 48
32 + 21 = 48 + 5
Simplify 32 + 21 to 53
53 = 48 + 5
Simplify 48 + 5 to 53
53 = 53
Answer:
vertex = (0, -4)
equation of the parabola: 
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
- y-intercept of parabola: -4
- parabola passes through points: (-2, 8) and (1, -1)
Vertex form of a parabola: 
(where (h, k) is the vertex and 
is some constant)
Substitute point (0, -4) into the equation:
Substitute point (-2, 8) and 
into the equation:
Substitute point (1, -1) and into the equation:
Equate to find h:
Substitute found value of h into one of the equations to find a:
Substitute found values of h and a to find k:
Therefore, the equation of the parabola in vertex form is:
So the vertex of the parabola is (0, -4)
