Monty filled a large bowl with fruit salad from the salad bar at the restaurant. It consisted of 25 blueberries, 55 pieces of pear, 20 pieces of apple, and 10 pieces of pineapple.

Write an algebraic expression to match each statement a. four less than 8 times a number b. twice the difference of a number and six c. nine from a number squared

Either enter an exact answer in terms of \piπ or use 3.143.14 for \piπ and enter your answer as a decimal.

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