Natasha invests $3,000 at age 18 from the signing bonus of her new job. She hopes the investment will be worth $300,000 when she turns 40. If the interest compounds continuously, approximately what rate of growth will she need to achieve her goal? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.

Atown recently dismissed 5 employees in order to meet their new budget reductions. the town had 5 employees over 50 years of age and 19 under 50. if the dismissed employees were selected at random, what is the probability that exactly 2 employees were over 50? express your answer as a fraction or a decimal number rounded to four decimal places.