Belinda is thinking about buying a house for $286,000. The table below shows the projected value of two different houses for three years:
Number of years
1
2
3
House 1 (value in dollars) 294,580 303,417.40 312,519.92
House 2 (value in dollars) 295,000 304,000
313,000
Part A: What type of function, linear or exponential, can be used to describe the value of each of the houses after a fixed number
of years? Explain your answer. (2 points)
Part B: Write one function for each house to describe the value of the house f(x), in dollars, after x years. (4 points)
Part C: Belinda wants to purchase a house that would have the greatest value in 25 years. Will there be any significant difference
in the value of either house after 25 years? Explain your answer, and show the value of each house after 25 years

Hye ryung is the president of the local chapter of the american medical students association (amsa). she is organizing local outreach and informational meetings. at her first meeting there are five people present (including herself). every month after that her group grows by 5 people. a. how many members are in the group after 6 months? b. the logistics of hosting and feeding her group at meetings was more complicated than expected. the cost of feeding 5 people at her first meeting was $30, for 10 people it was $35, for 15 it was $45, and after 6 months all of the costs had added up to $100. write a function to model the cost with the number of people attending meetings. c. what connections can you make between the linear growth of the group’s membership and the increasing costs of running meetings?

Pete is making decorations for a dinner party. the instructions tell him to use 9 flowers for a medium-sized decoration. complete each statement to adjust the flowers for different-sized decorations based on these instructions.

Alex took his brother to a birthday party. the party was scheduled to last for 1 and 3/4 hours but they stayed for 4/5 of an hour more. how long did she stay at the party?