You have recently taken out a loan for a new home. You place 10% down and finance the remaining balance. As part of the closing cost, you are required to pay 2.5 points. Determine the amount of the loan prior to the addition of the
2.5 points to the loan if the final loan amount was for $151,625. Round your answer to the nearest cent.
a. $149,384.24
b. $148,651.96
C. $147,926.83
d. $147,208.74

Ariana starts with 100 milligrams of a radioactive substance. the amount of the substance decreases by 20% each week for a number of weeks, w. the expression 100(1−0.2)w finds the amount of radioactive substance remaining after w weeks. which statement about this expression is true? a) it is the difference between the initial amount and the percent decrease. b) it is the difference between the initial amount and the decay factor after w weeks. c) it is the initial amount raised to the decay factor after w weeks. d) it is the product of the initial amount and the decay factor after w weeks.