Find a so that the point (-1,2) is on the graph of f(x)=ax^2 +4

Rachel reads 1/5 of the pages of a book plus 12 pages on the first day. on the second day, she reads 1/4 of the remaining pages plus 15 pages. on the third day, she reads 1/3 of the remaining pages plus 18 pages. on the fourth day, she reads the remaining 70 pages. how many total pages are in the book?

Solve by any method (graphing, substitution or linear combination)y = x - 82x + 3y = 1a) (2, -6)b) (5, -3)c) (4, -4)d) (0, -8)i figured it out. the answer is (5, -3)

Acircus act has 3 times as many elephants as acrobats. jorge noticed that all together there were 56 legs in the circus ring. how many elephants were in the show?