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Zach invested $50 and was able to triple his money in two years. Kayla also began with $50 in investments, and was able to cube her money in two years. Who had more money after two years? Explain.

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To triple, means to multiply that number by 3.
To cube means to times that number by it's self three times.
So, in conclusion, the answer would be Kayla.
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Answer:

Kayla had more money after 2 years.

Explanation:

Zach invested $50 and was able to triple his money in two years.

Triple the amount means three times.

So, after 2 years Zach's amount became ;


50*3=150 dollars

Kayla also began with $50 in investments, and was able to cube her money in two years.

Cube means the number itself times to itself three times like 50 x 50 x 50

So, Kayla's amount becomes:


50^(3)=125000 dollars

Hence, Kayla had more money after 2 years.

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