Andrew gets paid $12.05 cents per hour
We are given : Zeros x=7 and x=4 and leading coefficent 1.
In order to find the quadratic function in standard form, we need to find the factors of quadratic function first and the multiply by given leading coefficent.
For the given zeros x=7 and x=4, we get the factors (x-7) and (x-4).
So, we need to multiply (x-7) and (x-4) by foil method.
We get
(x-7)(x-4) = x*x + x* -4 -7*x -7*-4
x^2 -4x -7x +28.
Combining like terms, we get
-4x-7x = -11x
x^2 -4x -7x +28 = x^2 -11x +28.
Now, we need to multiply x^2 -11x +28 quadratic by leading coefficent 1.
We get
1(x^2 -11x +28) = x^2 -11x +28.
Therefore, the required quadratic function in standard form is x^2 -11x +28.
Part 1:
After payment of $300, remaining balance = $2,348.62 - $300 = $2,048.62.
Interest accrued is given by:

Had it been $600 was paid, remaining balance = $2,348.62 - $600 = $1748.62. Interest accrued is given by:

Difference in interest accrued = $14.94 - $12.75 = $2.19
Part 2:
The present value of an annuity is given by:
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Where PV is the amount to be repaid, P is the equal monthly payment, r is the annual interest rate and n is the number of years.
Thus,
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Therefore, the number of months it will take to pay of the debt is 3.99 months which is approximately 4 months.
Answer:
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1. 1.25
2. 0.85
3. 0.2
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