Since the start of the year, the price of gasoline has been decreasing at the cost of 5 cents per gallon per month. By May first, the fifth month of the year, the price had reached $2.85 per gallon. a. Express the price of gasoline as a function of time. b. What was the price of gasoline at the start of the year? c. What will be the price of gasoline on October 1, 10th month?

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Since the start of the year, the price of gasoline has been decreasing at the cost of 5 cents per gallon
per month. By May first, the fifth month of the year, the price had reached $2.85 per gallon.

a. Express the price of gasoline as a function of time.

b. What was the price of gasoline at the start of the year?

c. What will be the price of gasoline on October 1, 10th month?

 

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