A squared + b squared = c squared
8.6^2+14.7^2=c^2
73.96+216.09=c^2
square root both sides and...
c=17.03085
Your answer is A
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The interest rate is 3.5%.
EXPLANATION
We substitute the given values into the formula;

to obtain

We divide through by 6000 to obtain,

This implies that,

We take the square root of both sides,

This gives us,

Add -1 to both sides of the equation to obtain

Multiply through by 100 to obtain;

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Let
x------> amount of pounds of apples
y------> amount of pounds of oranges
z-----> amount of pounds of peaches
we know that
x+y+z=127------> equation 1
x=4z-----> equation 2
y=7+z----> equation 3
substitute equation 2 and equation 3 in equation 1
x+y+z=127----> (4z)+(7+z)+z=127---> 6z=127-7---> 6z=120----> z=20 lb
x=4z---> x=4*20----> x=80 lb
y=7+z----> y=7+20---> y=27 lb
amount of pounds of apples----> 80 lb
amount of pounds of oranges----> 27 lb
amount of pounds of peaches---> 20 lb