Afitness center has set a goal to have 500 members. the fitness center already has 150 members and adds an average of 25 members per month. the function f(x)= 150 + 25x represents the membership after x months. graph the function to determine the number of months it will take for the fitness center to reach its membership goal. is the function continuous or discrete? explain

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