Two skaters are racing toward the finish line of a race. the first skater has a 40 m lead and is traveling at a rate of 12 m/s. the second skater is traveling any rate of 12 m/s. how long will it take for the second skater to pass the first skater?

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