1#find the balance on a deposit of $15,600 that earns 10% compounded semiannually for 3 years.

a.$20,905

b.$4,680

c.$2,076

d.$3,636

2#find the balance on a deposit of $1,500 that earns 9% interest compounded annually for 3 years.

a.$1,905

b.$1,942

c.$1,953

d.$405

3#find the balance on a deposit of $900 that earns 8% simple interest for 3 months.

a.$918

b.$1,133

c.$216

d.$1,116

4#explain the difference between simple interest and compound interest.

Ascientist studied a population of workers to determine whether verbal praise and/or tangible rewards affect employee productivity. in the study, some workers were offered verbal praise, some were offered tangible rewards (gift cards, presents, and some were offered neither. the productivity of each participant was measured throughout the study by recording the number of daily tasks completed by each employee. which inference might the scientists make based on the given information? a.) the number of daily tasks completed by each employee may influence the dependent variable, which is whether the employee receives verbal praise, tangible rewards, or neither. b.) verbal praise and/or tangible rewards may influence the independent variable, which is the number of daily tasks completed by each employee. c.) verbal praise and/or tangible rewards may influence the dependent variable, which is the number of daily tasks completed by each employee. d.) the dependent variables, which are verbal praise and tangible rewards, may influence the number of daily tasks completed by each employee.