Two groups of cyclers, the Hawks and the Eagles, cycled on two different routes from their camp to a cave. The Hawks cycled through Bird Point to reach the cave. The Eagles cycled directly to the cave. The figure shows the distances they cycled. alt= Which simplified expression can be used to find the difference in the number of miles cycled by the two groups?

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