Answer:
The answer should be 103.
Step-by-step explanation:
If Herman has been put on the diet for 4 weeks and has lost the same amount of weight each week you could divide 412 by 4 and get 103, not sure about the simplified mixed number though. Sorry.
To solve for k, just plug in the x provided:
12^2 - k(12) - 36 = 0
144 - k(12) = 36
-k(12) = 1/4
k = -1/48
The greatest number that can be held in each section is 48 skateboards (16x3)