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Grandma Gigi gave Leyla a rare purple stone for her Sweet 16 birthday. At that time, the stone was worth $245. It has been increasing in value by the same percentage each year. When Leyla turned 21, the stone was worth $560.50



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s(t) represents the value, in dollars, of the stone t years after Grandma Gigi gave it to Leyla, determine the value of a and r if

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