Playing with a balance scale. Becky finds that 3 carrot sticks and 1 tangerine weigh the same as 10 celery sticks. She also finds that 1 carrot stick and 6 celery sticks weigh the same as 1 tangerine. How many celery sticks would weigh the same as 1 tangerine?

Frank is lending $1,000 to sarah for two years. frank and sarah agree that frank should earn a real return of 4 percent per year. instructions: a. the cpi (times 100) is 100 at the time that frank makes the loan. it is expected to be 113 in one year and 127.7 in two years. what nominal rate of interest should frank charge sarah?