Solve the equation for x. Check the solution.

2. -5(x + 3) = 20

Naomi’s parents want to have 50,000, saved for her college education, if they invest 20000 today and earn 7% interest compound annually, about how long will it take them to save 50 thousand

Hye ryung is the president of the local chapter of the american medical students association (amsa). she is organizing local outreach and informational meetings. at her first meeting there are five people present (including herself). every month after that her group grows by 5 people. a. how many members are in the group after 6 months? b. the logistics of hosting and feeding her group at meetings was more complicated than expected. the cost of feeding 5 people at her first meeting was $30, for 10 people it was $35, for 15 it was $45, and after 6 months all of the costs had added up to $100. write a function to model the cost with the number of people attending meetings. c. what connections can you make between the linear growth of the group’s membership and the increasing costs of running meetings?

Choose a second initial value that is 0.01 greater than the initial value from question 9. iterate it using the function, f, ten times. if necessary, you can round your results to the nearest ten-thousandth.