Elisa had some candy to give to her four children. she first took ten pieces for herself and then evenly divided the rest among her children. each child received two pieces. with how many pieces did she start.

Taber invested money in an account where interest is compounded every year. he made no withdrawals or deposits. the function a(t)=525(1+0.05)^t represent the amount of money in the account after t years. how much money did taber origanally invested?