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The answer to this question is 12. _______

Which source of bias is most relevant to the following situation: A winner is chosen on a popular TV show by having people pay to register their vote using a cell phone. 

You deposit $4,000 in an account earning 5% interest compounded monthly.  How much will you have in the account in 15 years? _______

You want to buy a $22,000 car.  The company is offering a 4% interest rate for 36 months.  What will your monthly payments be? _______

Suppose you want to have $300,000 for retirement in 35 years.  Your account earns 7% interest.  How much would you need to deposit in the account each month? _______ How much interest will you earn? _______

You deposit $200 in an account earning 8% interest compounded annually.  How much will you have in the account in 10 years? _______

You can afford a $1,250 per month mortgage payment.  You have found a 30 year loan at 6% interest.  How big of a loan can you afford? _______ How much total money will you pay the loan company? _______ How much of that money is interest? _______

You want to be able to withdraw $35,000 each year for 15 years.  Your account earns 5% interest.  How much do you need in your account at the beginning? _______ How much total money will you pull out of the account? _______ How much of that money is interest? _______

You want to buy a $240,000 home.  You plan to pay 20% as a down payment, and take out a 30 year loan for the rest.  How much is the loan amount going to be? _______ What will your monthly payments be if the interest rate is 6%? _______ What will your monthly payments be if the interest rate is 7%? _______

A nurse is caring for a post-operative client status-post cholecystectomy. Post-operative day 3, Temperature: 101° Fahrenheit, Heart Rate: 115 beats/min, Respirations: 26 breaths/min, Blood Pressure 98/66 mmHg.  O2 Saturation: 95%.  Which of the following post-operative complications is the nurse concerned the client is experiencing?