Half a number decreased by two

We just started the introduction into circles and i have no idea how to do this.

Eliza wants to make $10,000 from her investments. she finds an investment account that earns 4.5% interest. she decides to deposit $2,500 into an account. how much money will be in her account after 14 years?

Arefrigeration system at your company uses temperature sensors fixed to read celsius (°c) values, but the system operators in your control room understand only the fahrenheit scale. you have been asked to make a fahrenheit (°f) label for the high temperature alarm, which is set to ring whenever the system temperature rises above –10°c. what fahrenheit value should you write on the label?