Homework Help: MATH 116

Posted by ggift on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 7:05am.

Examine the rise in gasoline prices from 1997 to 2006. The price of regular unleaded gasoline in January 1997 was $1.26 and in January 2006 the price of regular unleaded gasoline was $2.31 (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2006). Use the coordinates (1997, 1.26) and (2006, 2.31) to find the slope (or rate of change) between the two points.

MATH 116 - bobpursley, Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 12:35pm
slope=change in price/time

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