The table below shows the weights of different animals. How much heavier is a black bear than an
African lion?
Animal
Weight
African lion
Black bear
6,000 oz
550 lb
Blue whale
180+
Giraffe
2,500 lb
Hippopotamus 4t
Squirrel 4 lb
925 lb
6,550 lb
o 175 lb
5,450 lb

Astudent draws two parabolas on graph paper. both parabolas cross the x-axis at (–4, 0) and (6, 0). the y-intercept of the first parabola is (0, –12). the y-intercept of the second parabola is (0, –24). what is the positive difference between the a values for the two functions that describe the parabolas? write your answer as a decimal rounded to the nearest tenth