Topic: The graph shows the sales (in millions of dollars) of Peet's Coffee & Tea from 2000 through 2008. Let f(x) represent the sales in year x. a) Find (f(2008) - f(2000) )/ (2008 - 2000) and interpret the results in the context of the problem. b) An approximate model for the function is S(t) 2. 48t2 + 5. 71t + 84. 0 where 0

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find (f(2008)-f(2000)/2008-2000

It's asking for the sales from 2008 (288.40) and 2000 (84). After filling in the required information and simplifying i got the answer 25.55. But, i cannot figure out what the relation is. I've looked back over our text book and notes and still cannot figure it out.

 

Topic: The graph shows the sales (in millions of dollars) of Peet's Coffee & Tea from 2000 through 2008. Let f(x) represent the sales in year x.
a) Find (f(2008) - f(2000) )/ (2008 - 2000) and interpret the results in the context of the problem.
b) An approximate model for the function is S(t)
= 2. 48t2 + 5.71t + 84. 0 where 0 <t < 8
where S is the sales (in millions of dollars) and t = 0 represents 2000. Complete the table and compare the results with the data in the graph.
t
1
2
3
4
6
7
8
S(t)
f(x)
300
250
200
150
100
50
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Year
Sales (in millions of dollars)
Transcribed Image Text:Topic: The graph shows the sales (in millions of dollars) of Peet's Coffee & Tea from 2000 through 2008. Let f(x) represent the sales in year x. a) Find (f(2008) - f(2000) )/ (2008 - 2000) and interpret the results in the context of the problem. b) An approximate model for the function is S(t) = 2. 48t2 + 5.71t + 84. 0 where 0 <t < 8 where S is the sales (in millions of dollars) and t = 0 represents 2000. Complete the table and compare the results with the data in the graph. t 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 S(t) f(x) 300 250 200 150 100 50 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Year Sales (in millions of dollars)
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