Cartons of humidifiers are stocked in 25,500 sq. ft. of warehouse space at Home Depot. If each carton requires 4 1/4 sq. ft. of space, how many cartons can be stored in this space?

Retirement investment advisors, inc., has just offered you an annual interest rate of 4.4 percent until you retire in 40 years. you believe that interest rates will increase over the next year and you would be offered 5 percent per year one year from today. if you plan to deposit $13,000 into the account either this year or next year, how much more will you have when you retire if you wait one year to make your deposit?