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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

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Melissa is purchasing a $160,000 home and her bank is offering her a 30-year mortgage at a 4.9% interest rate. in order to lower her monthly payment, melissa will make a 20% down payment and will purchase 3 points. what will her monthly mortgage payment be? a. $645.98 b. $650.46 c. $662.93 d. $606.69