e = special constant roughly equal to 2.718 but it goes on forever without a pattern; it's better to let the calculator handle this value rather than type the decimal digits in.
r = annual interest rate in decimal form
t = number of years
In this case, we have
P = 500
r = 0.06
t = 6
Again we won't type "2.718..." for 'e', and we'll just type it into the calculator as shown below. That way the calculator can handle the digits instead.
21 full tables because if you divide the amount of plates you have by the amount of plates needed for each table you’ll get 21.5 but they asked for full tables so that would be 21