One year ago, lindsey deposited $250 into a savings account. her balance is now $253. two years ago, jenn deposited $250 into a savings account. her balance is now $257.50. which account has the greater simple interest rate? explain.

Jenns account has the greater simple interest rate

Step-by-step explanation:

The formula for simple interest is:

Where A is the final amount after investment, P is the initial amount, r is the rate of interest and t is the time periods.

For Lindsey:

Solve for r

Lindsey simple interest was 1.2% annually

For Jenn:

Jenn simple interest was 1.5% annually

Therefore Jenns account has the highest simple interest rate.

answer:   segregation violated the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment, which holds that no state can “deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”

details/explanation:

brown v. board of education of topeka, decided by the us supreme court in 1954, ruled that all americans are entitled to the same civil liberties and protections in regard to access to education. until that decision, it was legal to segregate schools according to race, so that black students could not attend the same schools as white students.   an older supreme court decision, plessy v. ferguson (1896), had said that separate, segregated public facilities were acceptable as long as the facilities offered were equal in quality.   in the case of brown v. board of education, that standard was challenged and defeated.   segregation was shown to create inequality, and the supreme court unanimously ruled segregation to be unconstitutional.

the ruling was important in advancing civil rights because it affirmed that the 14th amendment applies to all rights and privileges of citizens, including access to   education.   this was being violated by states whose laws supported the segregation of schools.   section 1 of the 14th amendment reads as follows:

answer: a.   one is a factor of every whole number since every number is divisible by itself.