Statistics person please help

Need solving this second acceleration problem.

Use the quadratic formula to solve the equation. if necessary, round to the nearest hundredth. x^2 - 23 = 10x a. -1.93, 11.93 b. 1.93, -11.93 c. 1.93, 11.93 d. -1.93, -11.93

Noel is hoping to make a profit (in $) on the school play and has determined the function describing the profit to be f(t) = 8t – 2654, where t is the number of tickets sold. what does the number 8 tell you?