Tomi stacks four rectangular prisms to build a staircase. He plans to cover the tops, fronts, and sides of the stairs with brick-patterned paper. The rectangular prism at the top has a length of 11 inches, a width of 30 inches, and a height of 7 inches. How much paper, rounded to the nearest square foot, will Tomi need in order to cover the stairs? Explain. Thanks

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