Two researchers are studying the decline of orangutan populations. in one study, a population of 784 orangutans is expected to decrease at a rate of 25 orangutans per year. in a second study, the population of a group of 817 orangutans is expected to decrease at a rate of 36 per year. after how many years will the two populations be the same?

The federal reserve controls certain interest rates in the united states. investors often try to speculate as to whether the federal reserve will raise or lower rates and by how much. suppose a company conducts extensive interviews with financial analysts, and as a result, predicts that "thefed" will increase rates by an average of 0.25 percentage points every six months for the forseeable future. which type of equation could be used to model the predicted interest rates over the next several years, assuming no other significant changes? a) a linear equation b) a quadratic equation c) a polynomial equation d) an exponential equation