Solve each equation by completing the square p^2-3p=8

It is saturday morning and jeremy has discovered he has a leak coming from the water heater in his attic. since plumbers charge extra to come out on the weekends, jeremy is planning to use buckets to catch the dripping water. he places a bucket under the drip and steps outside to walk the dog. in half an hour the bucket is 1/5 of the way full. what is the rate at which the water is leaking per hour?

Percy rides his bike 11.2 miles in 1.4 hours at a constant rate. write an equation to represent the proportional relationship between the number of hours percy rides, x,and the distance in miles, y, that he travels.

Pierre is covered by his employers group major medical plan. his employer pays for 75% of the premium and he pays for 25%. how much would a $10000 benefit be taxable as income under this plan