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Nine more than four times a number is the same as one less than twice the number. find the number?

Dakota earned $7.50 in interest in account a and $18.75 in interest in account b after 15 months. if the simple interest rate is 4% for account a and 5% for account b, which account has the greater principal? explain. to make it a little easier, there is an image. good luck!

Abicycle training wheel has a radius of 3 inches. the bicycle wheel has a radius of 10 inches. approximately how much smaller, in square inches and rounded to the nearest hundredth, is the area of the training wheel than the area of the regular wheel? *