Irene invested $27,000 in a twelve-year cd bearing 8.0% interest, but needed to withdraw $6,000 after three years. if the cd’s penalty for early withdrawal was eighteen months’ worth of interest on the amount withdrawn, when the cd reached maturity, how much less money did irene earn total than if she had not made her early withdrawal?

Aretha wanted to gather data about the cost of local bowling leagues in her area. she plotted the data and determined that the average bowling league costs consist of a one-time registration fee and a monthly fee modeled by the equation y = 15x + 20. identify and interpret the y-intercept in this model. the y-intercept is 20. this is the cost per month. the y-intercept is 20. this is the cost of registration. the y-intercept is 15. this is the cost of registration. the y-intercept is 15. this is the cost per month.