Functions and Change: A Modeling Approach to College Algebra (MindTap Course List)
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781337111348
Author: Bruce Crauder, Benny Evans, Alan Noell
Publisher: Cengage Learning
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Videos
Textbook Question
Chapter 3.3, Problem 5E
Price of Amazon’s Kindle The following table shows the price of Amazon’s Kindle 2 e-book reader. It is adapted from data available on the web. Here time is measured in months since February 2009, when the Kindle was launched.
| Time | Price |
| 0 | $349 |
| 5 | $299 |
| 10 | $249 |
| 15 | $199 |
a. By calculating differences, show that these data can be modeled using a linear function.
b. Find a linear formula that models these data. Be careful about the sign of the slope.
c. What price does your formula from part b project for January 2012 (35 months after the Kindle was launched)? (Note: The web data were the basis for speculation that some day the Kindle would be free.)
Expert Solution & Answer
Trending nowThis is a popular solution!
Chapter 3 Solutions
Functions and Change: A Modeling Approach to College Algebra (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 3.1 - Suppose that the peak of the roof occurs 20 rather...Ch. 3.1 - Re-do the example under the assumption that the...Ch. 3.1 - Reminder Round all answers two decimal places...Ch. 3.1 - Reminder Round all answers to two decimals places...Ch. 3.1 - Reminder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.1 - Reminder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.1 - Reminder Round all answers to two decimals places...Ch. 3.1 - Prob. 6ECh. 3.1 - Slides A company manufactures slides. The top of...Ch. 3.1 - Felling a Tree A tree service is to fell a tree. A...
Ch. 3.1 - Reminder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.1 - Reminder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.1 - Reminder Round all answers to two decimals places...Ch. 3.1 - Reminder Round all answers two decimals places...Ch. 3.1 - Reminder Round all answers two decimals places...Ch. 3.1 - Reminder Round all answers to two decimals places...Ch. 3.1 - Reminder Round all answers two decimals places...Ch. 3.1 - Prob. 16ECh. 3.1 - Prob. 17ECh. 3.1 - Reminder Round all answers to two decimals places...Ch. 3.1 - Reminder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.1 - Reminder Round all answers two decimals places...Ch. 3.1 - Reminder Round all answers two decimals places...Ch. 3.1 - Reminder Round all answers to two decimals places...Ch. 3.1 - Prob. 24ECh. 3.1 - Reminder Round all answers two decimals places...Ch. 3.1 - Reminder Round all answers two decimals places...Ch. 3.1 - A Ramp A ramp runs from the ground level to a...Ch. 3.1 - A Rope A rope is stretched from the top of a...Ch. 3.1 - Slope from the Rise and Run One end of a ladder is...Ch. 3.1 - Prob. 4SBECh. 3.1 - Height from Slope and Horizontal Distance The base...Ch. 3.1 - Height from Slope and Horizontal Distance The base...Ch. 3.1 - Horizontal Distance from Height and Slope A ladder...Ch. 3.1 - Horizontal Distance from Height and Slope A ladder...Ch. 3.1 - Slope from Two Points Take west to be the positive...Ch. 3.1 - Continuation of Exercise S-9 If you move 5...Ch. 3.1 - A Circus Tent You are at the center of a circus...Ch. 3.1 - More on the Circus Tent Assume that the roof of...Ch. 3.1 - Slope If a building is 100 feet tall and is viewed...Ch. 3.1 - Slopes of Lines in the Coordinate Plane For...Ch. 3.1 - Slopes of Lines in the Coordinate Plane For...Ch. 3.1 - Slopes of Lines in the Coordinate Plane For...Ch. 3.1 - Slopes of Lines in the Coordinate Plane For...Ch. 3.1 - Slopes of Lines in the Coordinate Plane For...Ch. 3.1 - Slopes of Lines in the Coordinate Plane For...Ch. 3.1 - Slopes of Lines in the Coordinate Plane For...Ch. 3.1 - Slopes of Lines in the Coordinate Plane For...Ch. 3.1 - Slopes of Lines in the Coordinate Plane For...Ch. 3.1 - Prob. 23SBECh. 3.1 - Prob. 24SBECh. 3.1 - Prob. 25SBECh. 3.2 - TEST YOUR UNDERSTADING FOR EXAMPLE 3.3 The State...Ch. 3.2 - Prob. 2TUCh. 3.2 - TEST YOUR UNDERSTADING FOR EXAMPLE 3.5 A donation...Ch. 3.2 - Reminder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.2 - Reminder Round all answer to two decimal places...Ch. 3.2 - Reminder Round all answer to two decimal places...Ch. 3.2 - Reminder Round all answer to two decimal places...Ch. 3.2 - Reminder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.2 - Reminder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.2 - Reminder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.2 - Reminder Round all answer to two decimal places...Ch. 3.2 - Reminder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.2 - Prob. 10ECh. 3.2 - Reminder Round all answer to two decimal places...Ch. 3.2 - Reminder Round all answer to two decimal places...Ch. 3.2 - Reminder Round all answer to two decimal places...Ch. 3.2 - Reminder Round all answer to two decimal places...Ch. 3.2 - Prob. 15ECh. 3.2 - Reminder Round all answer to two decimal places...Ch. 3.2 - Reminder Round all answer to two decimal places...Ch. 3.2 - Prob. 18ECh. 3.2 - Prob. 19ECh. 3.2 - Reminder Round all answer to two decimal places...Ch. 3.2 - Reminder Round all answer to two decimal places...Ch. 3.2 - Prob. 22ECh. 3.2 - Prob. 23ECh. 3.2 - Reminder Round all answer to two decimal places...Ch. 3.2 - Prob. 25ECh. 3.2 - Prob. 26ECh. 3.2 - Reminder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.2 - Prob. 28ECh. 3.2 - Prob. 29ECh. 3.2 - The Chess Club The number P of people in the chess...Ch. 3.2 - A Fast Car When I push the gas pedal to the floor,...Ch. 3.2 - Prob. 3SBECh. 3.2 - Prob. 4SBECh. 3.2 - Slope from Two Values Suppose that f is a linear...Ch. 3.2 - Prob. 6SBECh. 3.2 - Function Value from Slope and Run Suppose that f...Ch. 3.2 - Prob. 8SBECh. 3.2 - Run from Slope and Rise Suppose that f is a linear...Ch. 3.2 - Prob. 10SBECh. 3.2 - Linear Equation from Slope and Point Suppose that...Ch. 3.2 - Prob. 12SBECh. 3.2 - Linear Equation from Two Points Suppose that f is...Ch. 3.2 - Prob. 14SBECh. 3.2 - Prob. 15SBECh. 3.2 - Prob. 16SBECh. 3.2 - Properties of Linear Functions Exercises S-15...Ch. 3.2 - Prob. 18SBECh. 3.2 - Prob. 19SBECh. 3.2 - Properties of Linear Functions Exercises S-15...Ch. 3.2 - Properties of Linear Functions Exercises S-15...Ch. 3.2 - Prob. 22SBECh. 3.2 - Prob. 23SBECh. 3.2 - Prob. 24SBECh. 3.2 - Properties of Linear Functions Exercises S-15...Ch. 3.2 - Prob. 26SBECh. 3.2 - Prob. 27SBECh. 3.3 - TEST YOUR UNDERSTANDING FOR EXAMPLE 3.6 The...Ch. 3.3 - TEST YOUR UNDERSTANDING FOR EXAMPLE 3.7 Objects of...Ch. 3.3 - Employee Turnover The percentage of employees who...Ch. 3.3 - Cost of Adding Employees The following table shows...Ch. 3.3 - Making Ice Our ice machine is making ice in...Ch. 3.3 - Adjusted Gross Income An individuals adjusted...Ch. 3.3 - Price of Amazons Kindle The following table shows...Ch. 3.3 - 6. Tuition at American Private Universities The...Ch. 3.3 - Tuition at American Public Universities This is a...Ch. 3.3 - Total Cost The background for this exercise can be...Ch. 3.3 - Total Revenue and Profit This is a continuation of...Ch. 3.3 - Dropping Rocks on Mars The behavior of objects...Ch. 3.3 - The Kelvin Temperature Scale Physicists and...Ch. 3.3 - Further Verification of Newtons Second LawThis...Ch. 3.3 - Market supply The following table shows the...Ch. 3.3 - Market Demand This is a continuation of Exercise...Ch. 3.3 - Time Velocity 2.0 27.9 2.5 33.8 3.0 39.7 3.5 45.6...Ch. 3.3 - High School Graduates The following table shows...Ch. 3.3 - Later High School Graduates This is a continuation...Ch. 3.3 - Tax Table Here are selected entries from the 2014...Ch. 3.3 - Sound Speed in Oceans Marine scientists use a...Ch. 3.3 - Focal Length A refracting telescope has a main...Ch. 3.3 - Prob. 21ECh. 3.3 - Prob. 22ECh. 3.3 - When Date Are Unevenly speed. If data are evenly...Ch. 3.3 - When Date Are Unevenly speed. If data are evenly...Ch. 3.3 - Testing Data for Linearity Test the following data...Ch. 3.3 - Prob. 2SBECh. 3.3 - Making a Linear Model Make a linear model for the...Ch. 3.3 - Making a Linear Model The data in Exercise S-2 are...Ch. 3.3 - Graphing Discrete Data Plot the data from the...Ch. 3.3 - Prob. 6SBECh. 3.3 - Prob. 7SBECh. 3.3 - Prob. 8SBECh. 3.3 - Prob. 9SBECh. 3.3 - Prob. 10SBECh. 3.3 - Plotting Data and Functions In Exercise S-11...Ch. 3.3 - Prob. 12SBECh. 3.3 - Prob. 13SBECh. 3.3 - Prob. 14SBECh. 3.3 - Prob. 15SBECh. 3.3 - Prob. 16SBECh. 3.3 - Prob. 17SBECh. 3.3 - Prob. 18SBECh. 3.3 - Prob. 19SBECh. 3.3 - Prob. 20SBECh. 3.3 - Prob. 21SBECh. 3.3 - Prob. 22SBECh. 3.3 - Prob. 23SBECh. 3.3 - Prob. 24SBECh. 3.3 - Prob. 25SBECh. 3.4 - TEST YOUR UNDERSTANDING The following table shows...Ch. 3.4 - Remainder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.4 - Remainder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.4 - Remainder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.4 - Remainder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.4 - Remainder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.4 - Remainder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.4 - Remainder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.4 - Remainder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.4 - Remainder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.4 - Remainder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.4 - Remainder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.4 - Remainder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.4 - Remainder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.4 - Remainder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.4 - Remainder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.4 - Remainder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.4 - Remainder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.4 - Remainder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.4 - Prob. 19ECh. 3.4 - Remainder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.4 - Remainder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.4 - Prob. 22ECh. 3.4 - Remainder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.4 - Remainder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.4 - Remainder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.4 - 3.4 SKILL BUILDING EXERCISES Using the Regression...Ch. 3.4 - Prob. 2SBECh. 3.4 - 3.4 SKILL BUILDING EXERCISES Using the Regression...Ch. 3.4 - 3.4 SKILL BUILDING EXERCISES Using the Regression...Ch. 3.4 - Prob. 5SBECh. 3.4 - 3.4 SKILL BUILDING EXERCISES Getting Regression...Ch. 3.4 - 3.4 SKILL BUILDING EXERCISES Getting Regression...Ch. 3.4 - Prob. 8SBECh. 3.4 - Prob. 9SBECh. 3.4 - Prob. 10SBECh. 3.4 - 3.4 SKILL BUILDING EXERCISES Getting Regression...Ch. 3.4 - Find the equation of the regression line for the...Ch. 3.4 - 3.4 SKILL BUILDING EXERCISES Getting Regression...Ch. 3.4 - 3.4 SKILL BUILDING EXERCISES Getting Regression...Ch. 3.4 - Prob. 15SBECh. 3.4 - Prob. 16SBECh. 3.4 - Prob. 17SBECh. 3.4 - Prob. 18SBECh. 3.4 - Prob. 19SBECh. 3.4 - Prob. 20SBECh. 3.4 - Prob. 21SBECh. 3.4 - Prob. 22SBECh. 3.5 - TEST YOUR UNDERSTANDING For dessert, we need to...Ch. 3.5 - Investing You have 30, 000 to invest. You will...Ch. 3.5 - Reminder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.5 - Motherboards A manufacturer produces motherboards...Ch. 3.5 - Reminder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.5 - A Party You have 36 to spend on refreshments for a...Ch. 3.5 - Mixing Feed A milling company wants to mix alfalfa...Ch. 3.5 - An Order for Bulbs You have space in your garden...Ch. 3.5 - American Dollars and British Pounds Assume that at...Ch. 3.5 - Population Growth There are originally 255 foxes...Ch. 3.5 - Reminder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.5 - Reminder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.5 - Reminder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.5 - Reminder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.5 - Reminder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.5 - Fahrenheit and Celsius If you know the temperature...Ch. 3.5 - A Bag of coins A bag contains 30 coins, some dimes...Ch. 3.5 - Prob. 17ECh. 3.5 - Reminder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.5 - Prob. 19ECh. 3.5 - Prob. 20ECh. 3.5 - Prob. 21ECh. 3.5 - A system of Three equations in Three unknowns...Ch. 3.5 - Prob. 23ECh. 3.5 - Prob. 1SBECh. 3.5 - SKILL BIULDIND EXERCISES What Is the Solution For...Ch. 3.5 - Setting Up System of Equations In Exercises S-3...Ch. 3.5 - Setting Up System of Equations In Exercises S-3...Ch. 3.5 - Setting Up System of Equations In Exercises S-3...Ch. 3.5 - Setting up System of Equations in Exercises S-3...Ch. 3.5 - Systems That May Be Solved by Hand or With...Ch. 3.5 - Systems That May Be Solved by Hand or With...Ch. 3.5 - Systems That May Be Solved by Hand or With...Ch. 3.5 - Systems That May Be Solved by Hand or With...Ch. 3.5 - Systems That May Be Solved by Hand or With...Ch. 3.5 - Systems That May Be Solved by Hand or With...Ch. 3.5 - Systems That May Be Solved by Hand or With...Ch. 3.5 - Systems That May Be Solved by Hand or With...Ch. 3.5 - Systems That May Be Solved by Hand or With...Ch. 3.5 - Systems That May Be Solved by Hand or With...Ch. 3.5 - Systems That May Be Solved by Hand or With...Ch. 3.5 - Systems That May Be Solved by Hand or With...Ch. 3.5 - Systems That May Be Solved by Hand or With...Ch. 3.5 - Prob. 20SBECh. 3.5 - Prob. 21SBECh. 3.5 - Prob. 22SBECh. 3.5 - System Not Easily solved by Hand Calculation....Ch. 3.5 - Prob. 24SBECh. 3.5 - Prob. 25SBECh. 3.5 - Prob. 26SBECh. 3.5 - Prob. 27SBECh. 3.CR - Drainage Pipe Slope Suppose a drainage pipe slopes...Ch. 3.CR - Prob. 2CRCh. 3.CR - A Ramp into a Van Suppose a ramp is used to move a...Ch. 3.CR - Reminder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.CR - Prob. 5CRCh. 3.CR - Reminder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.CR - Prob. 7CRCh. 3.CR - Working on a Commission A certain man works in...Ch. 3.CR - Reminder Round all answers to two decimal places...Ch. 3.CR - Prob. 10CRCh. 3.CR - Prob. 11CRCh. 3.CR - Marginal Tax Rate The following table shows tax...Ch. 3.CR - Prob. 13CRCh. 3.CR - Prob. 14CRCh. 3.CR - Life Expectancy The following table shows the...Ch. 3.CR - XYZ Corporation Stock Prices The following table...Ch. 3.CR - Prob. 17CRCh. 3.CR - Prob. 18CRCh. 3.CR - Bills A stack contains 400 worth of paper money...Ch. 3.CR - Mixing You're mixing blue paint with yellow paint...Ch. 3.FR2 - Prob. 1ECh. 3.FR2 - Prob. 2ECh. 3.FR2 - Prob. 3ECh. 3.FR2 - Prob. 4ECh. 3.FR2 - Prob. 5ECh. 3.FR2 - Prob. 6ECh. 3.FR2 - Prob. 7ECh. 3.FR2 - Prob. 8ECh. 3.FR2 - Prob. 9ECh. 3.FR3 - Prob. 1TUCh. 3.FR3 - Prob. 1ECh. 3.FR3 - Prob. 2ECh. 3.FR3 - Prob. 3ECh. 3.FR3 - Prob. 4ECh. 3.FR3 - Prob. 5ECh. 3.FR3 - Prob. 6ECh. 3.FR3 - Prob. 7ECh. 3.FR3 - Prob. 8ECh. 3.FR3 - Prob. 9ECh. 3.FR3 - Prob. 10ECh. 3.FR3 - Prob. 11ECh. 3.FR3 - Prob. 12ECh. 3.FR3 - Prob. 13E
Knowledge Booster
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, algebra and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.Similar questions
- Does Table 2 represent a linear function? If so, finda linear equation that models the data.arrow_forwardHigh School Graduates The following table shows the number, in millions, graduating from high school in the United States in the given year. Year Number graduating in millions 1985 2.83 1987 2.65 1989 2.47 1991 2.29 a. By calculating difference, show that these data can be modeled using a linear function. b. What is the slope for the linear function modeling high school graduations? Explain in practical terms the meaning of the slope. c. Find a formula for a linear function that models these data. d. Express, using functional notation, the number graduating from high school in 1994, and then use your formula from part c to calculate that value.arrow_forwardTuition at American Public Universities This is a continuation of Exercise 6. The following table shows the average yearly in-state tuition and required fees, in dollars, charged by four-year American public universities in the school year ending in the given year. Date Average tuition 2012 8318 2013 8595 2014 8872 2015 9149 2016 9426 a. Show that these data can be modeled by a linear function, and find its formula. b. What is the slope for the linear function modeling tuition and required fees for public universities? c. What is the slope of the linear function modeling tuition and required fees for private universities? Note: See Exercise 6. d. Explain what the information in parts b and c tells you about the rate of increase in tuition in public versus private institutions. e. Which type of institution shows the larger percentage increase from 2015 to 2016? 6. Tuition at American Private Universities The following table shows the average yearly tuition and required fees, in dollars, charged by four-year American private nonprofit universities in the school year ending in the given year. Date Average tuition 2012 27, 870 2013 29, 004 2014 30, 138 2015 31, 272 2016 32, 406 a. Show that these data can be modeled by a linear function, and find its formula. b. Plot the data points and add the graph of the linear formula you found in part a. c. What prediction does this formula give for average tuition and fees at four-year American private nonprofit universities for the academic year ending in 2021?arrow_forward
- Demand for Soft Drinks A convenience stores manager notices that sales of soft drinks are higher on hotter days, so he assembles the data in the table. a Make a scatter plot of the data. b Find and graph a linear function that models the data. c Use the model to predict soft drink sales if the temperature is 95. High temperature Number of cans sold 55 340 58 335 64 410 68 460 70 450 75 610 80 735 84 780arrow_forwardDemand for Soft Drinks A convenience store manager notices that sales of soft drink are higher on hotter days, so he assembles the data in the table. (a) Make a scatter plot of the data. (b) Find and graph a linear function that models the data. (c) Use the model to predict soft drink sales if the temperature is 95Farrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
Functions and Change: A Modeling Approach to Coll...AlgebraISBN:9781337111348Author:Bruce Crauder, Benny Evans, Alan NoellPublisher:Cengage Learning
Algebra and Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)AlgebraISBN:9781305071742Author:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem WatsonPublisher:Cengage Learning
College AlgebraAlgebraISBN:9781305115545Author:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem WatsonPublisher:Cengage Learning
Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897...AlgebraISBN:9780079039897Author:CarterPublisher:McGraw Hill
Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)TrigonometryISBN:9781305652224Author:Charles P. McKeague, Mark D. TurnerPublisher:Cengage Learning
Big Ideas Math A Bridge To Success Algebra 1: Stu...AlgebraISBN:9781680331141Author:HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURTPublisher:Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Functions and Change: A Modeling Approach to Coll...
Algebra
ISBN:9781337111348
Author:Bruce Crauder, Benny Evans, Alan Noell
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Algebra and Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)
Algebra
ISBN:9781305071742
Author:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson
Publisher:Cengage Learning
College Algebra
Algebra
ISBN:9781305115545
Author:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897...
Algebra
ISBN:9780079039897
Author:Carter
Publisher:McGraw Hill
Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)
Trigonometry
ISBN:9781305652224
Author:Charles P. McKeague, Mark D. Turner
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Big Ideas Math A Bridge To Success Algebra 1: Stu...
Algebra
ISBN:9781680331141
Author:HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT
Publisher:Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Time Series Analysis Theory & Uni-variate Forecasting Techniques; Author: Analytics University;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X5q9FYLGxM;License: Standard YouTube License, CC-BY
Operations management 101: Time-series, forecasting introduction; Author: Brandoz Foltz;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaqZP36ool8;License: Standard YouTube License, CC-BY