I guess you mean that the zeroes are 2 and -3/5.
In factor form the function could be
f(x) = (x - 2)(3x + 5)
expanding we get
f(x) = 3x^2 -x - 10
Area of the field should be 9*10 = 90 square feet.
a bag of grass seeds cover 15 square feet.
so if you need to know how many bags should be used, then,
Total area of field/ area covered by 1 bag of grass seeds.
= 90/15 = 6 bags
he needs to use 6 bags of grass seeds to cover the whole field.
I don't think there are any 'hidden' questions, though you can consider the 2nd part of the question I guess. (how many bags of seed will Paul...)
You want to find the time (x) when the distance from desitnation is 0:
d = 0,
d(x) = 1375 - 110x
0 = 1375 - 110x
110x = 1375
x = 1375/110
<u>x = 12.5 hrs</u>
