45 Cards
12 friends invited; 1/2 came 12 x 1/2=6
Let x stand for the number of cards each friend received
Armando kept 3
6x = 45-3
6x = 42
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6 6
x = 7
Each friend received 7 cards
The answer is 20% just divide them and move the decimal 2 ways to the right
Answer:
$597.50
Step-by-step explanation:
(9.60x35)+(5230x.05)
336+261.50
We are not given tables, so will just use the amortization formula.

where
P=amount to be deposited today, to be found
A=amount withdrawn each year=18000
i=Annual interest=9%
n=number of years = 20
Substituting values,

=164313.82 to the nearest cent