On a cold day, rupert measured the outside temperature and discovered it was 13 degrees fahrenheit.

each hour after that, rupert measured the outside temperature and discovered it was 3 degrees fahrenheit colder than the previous hour's temperature. at this rate, how many hours would it take for the temperature to reach -17 degrees fahrenheit?

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