Narrative 11-2
Solve the Following Problems Using Either Tables 11-1 $$2 \frac { 1 } { 2 }$$

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Short Answer

Narrative 11-2
Solve the following problems using either Tables 11-1 or 11-2 from your text. When necessary, create new table factors. (Round new table factors to five decimal places, round dollars to the nearest cent and percents to the nearest hundredth of a percent)
-Refer to Narrative in your text 11-2. Highball Square is planning to expand its warehouse in 2 1/2 years. New construction costs are estimated to be $51.50 per square foot. The company invests $560,000 today at 10% interest compounded semiannually. How many square feet of new warehouse could be built after $$2 \frac { 1 } { 2 }$$ years? (Round to the nearest square foot)

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Definitions:

Animal Fat

A type of fat derived from animals, used in cooking and in the production of a variety of consumer goods.

Bases

Substances that can accept protons or donate a pair of valence electrons to form a bond and are characterized by a high pH, often above 7 when dissolved in water.

Transition Metals

Elements found in the central block of the periodic table (groups 3-12), characterized by their ability to form positive ions with incomplete d-shells.

Alkali Metals

A group of chemical elements in the periodic table with similar properties: shiny, soft, highly reactive at standard temperature and pressure.