Gary is building a new L-shaped desk for his room. He wants to make sure it is large enough to hold all his supplies. The dimensions of the desk, in feet,
are shown in the diagram. What is the area of the desk?
9 ft
2 ft
6 ft
6 ft
4 ft
3 ft
A. 24 square feet
B. 36 square feet
C. 30 square feet
D. 54 square feet

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