Tom is deciding whether or not he should become a member gym to use their basketball courts. the membership cost is $135. members pay $2 to rent out the basketball courts. non-members can rent the court also, but they have to pay $11 each time. how many times would tom need to rent the court in order for it be cheaper to be a member than a non member?

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