Elena and Jada were racing on their bikes. Elena started 15 meters ahead of Jada. Elena biked at a rate of 20 meters per second. Jada biked at a rate of 22 meters per second. Let x represent time in seconds and y represent distance in meters. Write a system of equations to represent the situation.

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