Refrigerator thawing 1 day for every 4 pounds cold water thawing 30 minutes per pound

question a: what is the thaw rate of the turkey in hours per pound for refrigerator thawing? for cold water thawing?

question b: write a linear function in the form y = mx + b to represent the time, t, In hours it takes to thaw a turkey in the refrigerator as a function of the weight, w, in pounds of the turkey.

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