If ben invests $4500 at 4% interest per year, how much additional money must he invest at 5 1/2% annual interest to ensure that the interest he receives each year is 4 1/2% of the total amount invested ?

Ablock of wood is a cube whose side is x in. long. you cut off a 1-inch thick piece from the entire right side. then you cut off a 3-inch thick piece from the entire top of the remaining shape. the volume of the remaining block is 2,002 in3. what are the dimensions of the original block of wood?

Hii1977 cleaner shrimp are a species of shrimp that clean parasites from other organisms. fish allow the shrimp to eat the parasites in their mouth. the shrimp get a source of nutrition. the relationship between the shrimp and the fish is this association indicates that for the smaill aneser arecommensal,mutualistic,or parasitic for the begger one the anser are the shrimp and fish benefit each other , the shrimp harm the fish, or the fish do not benetit from the shrimp

Solve for x and y: 217x + 131y = 913; 131x + 217y = 827