Consider the phrase "the number of blue markers in a drawer is 4 more than twice the number of red markers." write an expression for the total number of markers in the drawer using only the variable r, which will represent the number of red markers.
first, write an expression for the number of blue markers in the drawer.
what is the expression for the total number of markers in the drawer?
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The federal reserve controls certain interest rates in the united states. investors often try to speculate as to whether the federal reserve will raise or lower rates and by how much. suppose a company conducts extensive interviews with financial analysts, and as a result, predicts that "thefed" will increase rates by an average of 0.25 percentage points every six months for the forseeable future. which type of equation could be used to model the predicted interest rates over the next several years, assuming no other significant changes? a) a linear equation b) a quadratic equation c) a polynomial equation d) an exponential equation