The question is incorrect because of the apparent contradiction the question makes.
First statement says that a quantity S is equal to quantity r.
The second statement says that S = 174r.
Moreover, the quantity C is not correctly linked with the equation. Please either correct the question or explain the ambiguity.
We are given the following information
Investment = $5200
Annual interest rate = 4.2% = 0.042
Final amount = $16,500
Number of years = 27.7 years
Number of compoudings = quartely = 4
The student uses the following model

The general formula for compound interest is given by

As you can see, the number of compoundings is incorrect (3 vs 4)
The interest rate is also incorrect.
Let us substitute the given values into the above formula

Therefore, the final amount is approximately $16,543.5
Answer:
A and D are the true number sentences
7900 should be the answer, is there any options?