49. Samantha Sweigart invested $12,600 in the MFS Utilities “B” Mutual Fund. The net asset value of the fund at the time of purchase was $18.00 and was back-loaded with a
loading rate of 3.0%. When she sold her fund shares, the net asset value was $20.25.
(a) How many shares did Samantha buy? (b) Considering the back-end load, how
much profit (loss) did Samantha make on her investment?

answer: 1722

step-by-step explanation:

given: the mass of saturn=

the mass of mercury=

the number of times the mass of saturn is greater than the mass of mercury

hence, the mass of saturn is 1722 times greater than the mass of mercury.

answer: c

substitute in the values.

for a:

f(0) = 0 + 9

f(0) = 9

a is a solution.

for b:

f(7) = 14 + 9

f(7) = 23

b is a solution.

for c:

f (3) = 6 + 9

f(3) = 15

c is not a solution. it's supposed to be 14.

for d:

f(2) = 4 + 9

f(2)= 13

d is a solution.