Homework Help: equations

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 8:10pm.

I am not great at equations... I keep practicing and working these problems and questions out but I always seem to get different answers can someone please guide me on how or tell me the correct way to work these problems out>>

The linear equation

y=0.15x + 0.79

represents an estimate of the average cost of gas for year x starting in 1997. The year 1997 would be represented by x = 1, for example, as it is the first year in the study. Similarly, 2005 would be year 9, or x = 9.

a)What year would be represented by x = 4?

My answer is = year 2000

b)What x-value represents the year 2018?

x= 22

c)What is the slope (or rate of change) of this equation?

How or where do I start on this one??

d)What is the y-intercept?

e)What does the y-intercept represent?

f)Assuming this growth trend continues, what will the price of gasoline be in the year 2018? How did you arrive at your answer?

equations - DrBob222, Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 8:45pm
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