A softball coach needs to choose 9 players to be in the batting lineup for the next game. There are 4 freshmen, 5 sophomores, 6 juniors, and 5 seniors on the team. Step 1 of 2 : How many ways can the batting order be chosen if the coach wants no more than 2 freshmen to be in the lineup

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