What is the vertex of the quadratic function y=3x^2-12x+8

Every weekday, mr. jones bikes from his home to his job. sometimes he rides along two roads, the long route that is shown by the solid lines. other times, he takes the shortcut shown by the dashed line. how many fewer kilometers does mr. jones bike when he takes the shortcut instead of the long route?

Serena is making an experiment. for that, she needs 20 grams of a 52% solution of salt. she has two large bottles of salt water: one with 40% and the other with 70% of salt in them. how much of each must she use to make the solution she needs? i am in need of

Acar loses a quarter of its value every year. it is originally worth $35,000. to the nearest dollar,how much will the car be worth in 8 years?