R100000 is invested for five years at an interest rate of 16% per annum compounded quarterly. thereafter the accumulated amount is re-invested for further six years at an interest rate of 15% per annum compound semi-annually. calculate the value of the investment at the end of the eleven-year period.

Astudent is determining the influence of different types of food on the growth rate of spiders. she feeds one group of spiders two caterpillars twice a week. the other group received similarly-sized beetles twice a week. she records the amount of time required for individuals to reach sexual maturity. her hypothesis is that the spiders feeding on caterpillars will have a faster growth rate because caterpillars have a higher protein content compared to beetles. in this experiment, what is the dependent variable? spiders assigned to different feeding groups. time required to reach sexual maturity number of prey items fed twice a week. growth rates of each group.