You have $600 to deposit for 2 years and two account options. The first earns you simple interest at a rate of 10.5% and the second earns you compound interest (compounded annually) at a rate of 10%. Which account will earn you more money? The first account (simple interest)
The second account (compound interest)
They earn you the same
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Aswimming pool has an input pump for filling the pool and an output pump for emptying the pool. the input pump can fill the pool in 3 hours, and the output pump can drain the pool in 5 hours. as you go to bed, the pool is full, but a neighbor’s kid turns on the output pump. at midnight, you awake to find the pool half empty. immediately, you turn on the input pump, but you are sleepy and forget to turn off the output pump. at what time will the pool become full?

Two lines that do not intersect are skew. always sometimes or never

Fanny mendelssohn manages all the magazines and paperback books at a local grocery store. she prices many paperbacks to sell at $7.99. the cost to the store is $5.29. what is the markup rate on a paperback book, based on its cost?