Harper deposited $110 into a savings account that earns 3.5% interest a year. The function (R)t models the amount of money Raymond has in his savings account as a function of time (t) in years. R(t)=110(1.025)^t How much more money will Harper have in his savings account than Raymond after two years? A: $2.26 B: $7.83 C: $5.57 D: $3.37

  A.  $2.26

Step-by-step explanation:

An equation for Harper's balance can be written similar to the one written for Raymond's balance. It will be ...

  H(t) = 110(1.035)^t

For t = 2, the two balances will be ...

  H(2) = 110(1.035^2) = 117.83

  R(2) = 110(1.025^2) = 115.57

The difference is ...

  $117.83 -115.57 = $2.26

Harper's account will have $2.26 more.

As a quick estimate or sanity check, you can see that Harper's interest rate is 1% more than Raymond's. So, in 2 years, he will earn a little more than 2% more on his investment than Raymond earns. 2% of $110 is $2.20, so the difference can be expected to be slightly more than this.

the least value out of the data shown is 5, maybe if you post a picture with it i could a little more.

step-by-step explanation:

starting with:    

5 + x - 12 = 2x - 7   

5 + x - 12 - x = 2x - 7 - x (subtract x from both sides)   

5 - 12 = x - 7 (combine and cancel x's from both sides)   

5 - 12 + 7 = x - 7 + 7 (add 7 to both sides)   

0 = x (add numbers together on both sides)       

so in order for the equation to be true, x must be 0.   

trying x = -0.5   

5 + x - 12 = 2x - 7 (original equation)   

5 + -0.5 - 12 = 2(-0.5) - 7 (plug in value of x)   

5 + -0.5 - 12 = -1 - 7 (did multiplication)   

-7.5 = -8 (did addition on both sides)       

since -7.5 is obviously not equal to -8, the value of -0.5 for x is wrong.   

trying x = 0   

5 + x - 12 = 2x - 7 (original equation)   

5 + 0 - 12 = 2(0) - 7 (plug in value of x)   

5 + 0 - 12 = 0 - 7 (did multiplication)   

-7 = -7 (did addition on both sides)       

since -7 equals -7, that demonstrates that the value of 0 for x is correct.   

trying x = 1   

5 + x - 12 = 2x - 7 (original equation)   

5 + 1 - 12 = 2(1) - 7 (plug in value of x)   

5 + 1 - 12 = 2 - 7 (did multiplication)   

-6 = -5 (did addition on both sides)       

since -6 is obviously not equal to -5, the value of 1 for x is wrong.