To spend a total of $135, Camille would have bought 27 tickets at $5 each.
Answer:
a = -0.3575
Step-by-step explanation:
The points A and D lie on the x-axis, this means that they are the x-intercepts of the parabola, and therefore we can find their location.
The points A and B are located where

This gives


Now given the coordinates of A, we are in position to find the coordinates of the point B. Point B must have y coordinate of y=2 (because the base of the trapezoid is at y=0), and the x coordinate of B, looking at the figure, must be x coordinate of A plus horizontal distance between A and B, i.e

Thus the coordinates of B are:

Now this point B lies on the parabola, and therefore it must satisfy the equation 
Thus

Therefore


We can factor out the 4 to get
4(2a^3b^8+ab-4ab^8)
we can also factor out the ab
4ab(2a^2b^7+1-4b^7)
that is factored completely
First you divide 439.92 by 15.6 and you get 28.2 which is how many miles per gallon that you are getting. Then you take 28.2 and multiply it by how many gallons that it says (39.7) The final answer is 1119.54