Tom is campaigning for mayor of his town. He is running against 8 other candidates. The table shows the results of the election. How does the theoretical probability compare to the empirical results of Tom's election? Match each description with the correct answer.

Candidate Number of Votes Percentage
Sarah 505 12%
John 350 8.3%
Karen 450 10.7%
Tom 675 16.1%
Mike 475 11.3%
Chuck 375 8.9%
Chris 520 12.4%
Bob 465 11.1%
Trina 385 9.2%
Total 4200 100%

Questions:
Tom's expected percentage:
Tom's actual percentage:

Answers to choose from for both questions:
11.3%
12%
12.4%
11.1%
16.1%

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