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Beth took out a $20,000 loan for college she is borrowing money from two banks. bank a charges an interest rate of 8.5% bank b charges and interest rate of 10.5% after one year alice owes $1860 in interest how much money did she borrow from bank a

Write 17/20 as a decimal and as a percent.

The architect's side view drawing of a saltbox-style house shows a post that supports the roof ridge. the support post is 8 ft tall. the distance from the front of the house to the support post is less than the distance from the post to the back of the house. how far from the front of the house is the support post positioned?