Fatina's Girl Scout troop of 12 members takes a trip to the local bowling alley. Each girl pays a lane fee at the bowling alley and an additional $5 to rent a pair of
bowling shoes. The total cost for all 12 members of her Girl Scout troop to use the
bowling lanes and rent shoes is $138.

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