Marilyn has just won some money on a game show! she has the option to take a lump sum payment of $350,000 now or get paid an annuity of $3,200 at the beginning of each month for the next 10 years. assuming the growth rate of the economy is 1.8% compounding annually over the next 10 years, which is the better deal for marilyn and by how much?

answer: b

step-by-step explanation:

answer: answer is b.

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step-by-step explanation:

a) at most means it can cost $12 or less

so the inequality sign would be ≤

you would then need to multiply the number of toppings by the 0.35 for each one and add it to the cost of the cheese pizza.

the equation would be 9.99 + 0.35x ≤ 12

b) using the above equation:

9.99 + 0.35x ≤ 12

subtract 9.99 from each side:

0.35x ≤2.01

divide both sides by 0.35:

x ≤ 2.01 / 0.35

x ≤5.74

at most you could have 5 toppings.

the 5 topping pizza would cost: 0.35 x 5 = 1.75 + 9.99 = $11.74