Question

1. Suppose you are at the gas station filling your tank with gas. The function C(g) represents the cost C of filling up the gas tank with g gallons. Given the equation: C(g) = 3.5 (g)

a) Find C(2) 3.5 x 2 = 7

b) Find C(5) 7/5 = 1.4
would this be correct ?

Answer 1

a is correct b is 3.5(5)=17.5

Answer 2

Thank you can you explain to me how you got the 17.5 answer please

Answer 3

3.5 multiplied by 5.

Answer 4

2. Suppose that the linear equation y = 0.3x + 0.9 represents an estimate of the average cost of gas for year x starting in 2002. The year 2002 would be represented by x = 1, for example, as it is the first year in the study. Similarly, 2008 would be year 7, or x = 7.

a) What year would be represented by x = 2? (2 pts.)2002
b) How much did it cost per gallon of gasoline in the year represented by x=2? 2000 divided by 2 = .99

c) What x-value represents the year 2011? this one I am not sure
d) Assuming this growth trend continues, what will the price of gasoline be in the year 2011? How did you arrive at your answer?

Answer 5

sorry im not sure.

Answer 6

Thank you for your help

Answer 7

[AI-generated answer — Explain Bot]

a) To find C(2), you need to substitute 2 for g in the equation C(g) = 3.5g. So C(2) = 3.5(2) = 7.

b) However, you made an error in calculating C(5). The correct calculation would be C(5) = 3.5(5) = 17.5.