The graph shows the effect of inflation. A graph titled The Effect of Inflation on Investments has length of the investment in years on the x-axis and the value in dollars on the y-axis. The initial investment is 10,000 dollars. With a 3 percent annual inflation, the amount at 5 years is 9,000 dollars, at 10 years is 7,500 dollars, at 15 years is 6,000 dollars, and 20 years is 5,800 dollars. With 1 percent annual inflation, the amount at 5 years is 9,500 dollars, at 10 years is 9,000 dollars, at 15 years is 8,200 dollars, and 20 years is 8,000 dollars. Approximately how much of the initial investment’s value would be lost after 15 years at 3% inflation? 15% 20% 40% 50%

These two squirrels live in the same ecosystem. what type of interaction do the images represent? a. direct competition b. mutualism c. interference competition d. symbiotic e. indirect competition

When your working with the passage-based reading questions on the psat do all of the following except. a)make sure you read each question throughly. b) try to answer each question before you look at the answers. c) plan to spend most of your time reading the passage. d) make sure your answer choice is the most correct number me

An ecosystem is shown in the illustration. assume that human activities have led to a decrease in the number of eagles. a virus attack on rabbits has led to a decrease in their population in the ecosystem. which two sentences describe likely effects on the ecosystem? 1. there’s an increase in the number of snakes and insects and a decrease in the number of frogs. 2. there’s an increase in the number of snakes and insects, and the storks face increased competition for food. 3. there’s an increase in the number of storks and a decrease in the number of snakes and insects. 4. there’s an increase in the number of frogs and a decrease in the number of storks and insects. 5. there’s a decrease in the number of snakes, insects, and frogs.