Answer:
4
Step-by-step explanation:
Since cookies are $.25 each, and Brandon purchased only 2, you can conclude he has already spent $.50.
If you deduct that from the total, $5.50, you have $5 left. Divide the cost of the donuts, $1.25, and the total to get the answer of 4.
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
The vertex form of an equation of a parabola:

- vertex
We have
vertex 

Therefore we have:

Substitute
and 

Finally:

Lets check by putting x= - 2
3x^4+7x^3+3x^2-x-4=0
3(-2)^4+7(-2)^3+3(-2)^2+2-4=0
3*16-56+12-2=0
48-56+10=
2=0 No
x+2 is not a factor
<span>A number decreased by the sum of the number and four
is -4</span>