assume that you eat 500 calories fewer (less than you burn) per day for 2 ½ months (assume 75 days), how many pounds would you lose per week (assume 10 weeks)? how many pounds would you lose, at the end of 10 weeks?​

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