An open box is formed from a rectangular piece of cardboard that is 5 in. longer than it is wide, by removing squares of side 4 in. from each corner and folding up the sides. if the volume of the carton is then 336 in3, what were the dimensions of the original piece of cardboard?

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