Average Price of a U.S. Movie Ticket $10.00 $9.00 8.38 7,89 $8.00 $7.00 6.41 $6.00 5.39 $5.00 4.23 4.35 3.55 $4.00 $3.00 2.69 $2.00 $1.00 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2013 1980 2013 Year Ordinary People Ticket Price $2.69 12 Years a Slave Ticket Price $8.38 Average Ticket Price

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Use the five-step strategy for solving word problems: The bar graph shows the average price of a movie ticket for selected years from 1980 through 2013. The graph indicates that in 1980, the average movie ticket price was $2.69. For the period from 1980 through 2013, the price increased by approximately $0.17 per year.

If this trend continues, by which year will the average price of a movie ticket be $9.49?

 

Average Price of a U.S. Movie Ticket
$10.00
$9.00
8.38
7,89
$8.00
$7.00
6.41
$6.00
5.39
$5.00
4.23 4.35
3.55
$4.00
$3.00
2.69
$2.00
$1.00
1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2013
1980
2013
Year
Ordinary People
Ticket Price $2.69
12 Years a Slave
Ticket Price $8.38
Average Ticket Price
Transcribed Image Text:Average Price of a U.S. Movie Ticket $10.00 $9.00 8.38 7,89 $8.00 $7.00 6.41 $6.00 5.39 $5.00 4.23 4.35 3.55 $4.00 $3.00 2.69 $2.00 $1.00 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2013 1980 2013 Year Ordinary People Ticket Price $2.69 12 Years a Slave Ticket Price $8.38 Average Ticket Price
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