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Abby is preparing fruit punch for her party. she starts with a bowl filled with liquid that has 1/2 fruit juice and 1/2 sprite, but she decides it's too fruity. so she pours out 1/4 of the liquid, and then fills the bowl up again with sprite. what fraction of the punch is now sprite?

Bernice paid $162 in interest on a loan of $1800 borrowed at 6%. how long did it take her to pay the loan off?

I’ve been trying all day to figure this puzzle out. i need the work for it aswell. it is a factoring polynomials tarsia. the image is below.