In your own words, without providing the formulas, describe the difference between simple interest and compound interest. which type of interest earns money more quickly?

Simple interest is when interest is paid once on money.  Compound interest is paid periodically.  Compound interest earns money more quickly because you are actually earning interest on interest.  For example, if interest is compounded monthly you will received interest on your principal in January, and then in February you will receive interest on the principal and on the interest that was earned in January.

the largest number of the four options is 1.8 x 10-2

you have it in scientific notation.

1.80 x 10-6   = 0.00000180

1.80 x 10-4   = 0.000180 (bigger, or "less small", than the former one)

so

1.8 x 10-2       = 0.0180. as you see. the "less small", or the biggest one of them all.

as you have negative exponent, it means you are dividing 1.8 by 100 (i.e. moving the dot towards left, two times).

if you had positive exponent for the scientific notation, power of tenths, you would be multiplying times 100 (moving the dot towards right) as below:

1.8 x (10)2 = 180

so. if you have negative exponent in scientific notation, move the dot toward left. if it is positive, toward right as many times the exponent tells you.

substitute,

circle 1 = 5

circle 2 = 20

circle 3 = 44

in this case no matter how you add, you will always get a perfect square..

hence proved

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