There are 12 candles in each box, so the there are a total of 7 boxes

The equation of a elipse:

The length of the major axis is equal 2a if a > b or 2b if b > a.
We have

therefore the length of the major axis is equal 2 · 7 = 14.
Answer:
28 -16n
Step-by-step explanation:
Use the distributive property, then collect terms.
4 +8(-2n +3)
= 4 +8(-2n) +8(3)
= 4 -16n +24
= 28 -16n
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This could also be written
-16n +28
but then the leading sign would be negative. Sometimes leading minus signs get lost, so I prefer the first term to be positive.
complette the square to get vertex form or y=a(x-h)^2+k
(h,k) is vertex
1. group x terms, so for y=ax^2+bx+c, do y=(ax^2+bx)+c
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2, factor out the leading coefinet (constant in front of the x^2 term), basicallly factor out a
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3. take 1/2 of the linear coefient (number in
front of the x), and square it ,then add negative and positive of it
inside parnthases
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4. complete the squre and expand
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so
y=-1/4x^2+4x-19
group
y=(-1/4x^2+4x)-19
undistribute -1/4
y=-1/4(x^2-16x)-19
take 1/2 of -16 and squer it to get 64 then add neg and pos inside
y=-1/4(x^2-16x+64-64)-19
factorperfect square
y=-1/4((x-8)^2-64)-19
expand
y=-1/4(x-8)^2+16-19
y=-1/4(x-8)^2-3
vertex is (8,-3)