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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

According to the national center for health statistics, in 1990, 28 % of babies in the united states were born to parents who were not married. throughout the 1990s, this increased by approximately 0.6 % per year. if this trend continues, in which year will 52 % of babies be born out of wedlock? in__52 % of babies will be born out of wedlock

Ribbon a is 1/3 meters long. it is 2/5 meters shorter than ribbon b. what's the total length of 2 ribbons?