The value of an investment of $3,500 over t years at 4.5% interest is represented by the expression 3500(1.045)t. Which kind of expression is 3500(1.045)t?

exponential decay
exponential growth
quadratic
linear

Trish receives $450 on the first of each month. josh receives $450 on the last day of each month. both trish and josh will receive payments for next four years. at a discount rate of 9.5 percent, what is the difference in the present value of these two sets of payments?

An automated water dispenser fills packets with one liter of water on average, with a standard deviation of 5 milliliter. the manual says that after a year of operation the dispenser should be tested to see if it needs recalibration. a year later a number of filled packets are set aside and measured separately. it is found that the average packet now contains about 0.995 liters. does the dispenser need calibration? explain your answer.

Abag of jelly beans contain 13 pink, green, 20 yellow, 10 black, 7 red, and 11 orange jelly beans. approximately what percent of the jelly beans are pink and yellow?