Answer:33
Step-by-step explanation:
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If the antique's value increases over time, it must be growing (not decaying) in value.
We're told the value increases by 12.12%, which means that if the current value is

, then the value after 1 year is

. Each year, the value increases by the same factor, which means after 2 years, the value is

; after 3 years, the value is

; and so on.
Here

is the starting value of the antique. So the answer is the second choice.
For the second question, your first option is correct, you would rewrite 8 in power-base form 8=2^3 as the first step to solving the equation, power base form is exponential form.
Answer:
27
Step-by-step explanation: