Water flowed out of a tank at a steady rate. A total of 18 and one-half gallons flowed out of the tank in 4 and one-fourth hours. Which expression determines the quantity of water leaving the tank per hour? StartFraction 17 over 4 EndFraction divided by StartFraction 36 over 2 EndFraction StartFraction 36 over 2 EndFraction divided by StartFraction 17 over 4 EndFraction StartFraction 17 over 4 EndFraction divided by StartFraction 37 over 2 EndFraction StartFraction 37 over 2 EndFraction divided by StartFraction 17 over 4 EndFraction

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