Pathways To Math Literacy
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781260404937
Author: David Sobecki Professor, Brian A. Mercer
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Textbook Question
Chapter 3.9, Problem 6A
This table shows the average annual cost for tuition, room, and board at all colleges in the United States between the 2000 and 2014 school years.
School Year | X | Cost ($) |
2000–01 | 0 | $10,820 |
2001–02 | 1 | $11,380 |
2002–03 | 2 | $12,014 |
2003–04 | 3 | $12,953 |
2004–05 | 4 | $13,793 |
2005–06 | 5 | $14,634 |
2006–07 | 6 | $15,483 |
2007–08 | 7 | $16,231 |
2008–09 | 8 | $17,092 |
2009–10 | 9 | $17,650 |
2010–11 | 10 | $18,475 |
2011–12 | 11 | $19,401 |
2012–13 | 12 | $20,233 |
2013–14 | 13 | $20,995 |
2014–15 | 14 | $21,728 |
Use your equation to predict the school year in which total tuition, room, and board will reach $30,000.
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Suppose the table below gives the average tuition and fees at 2-year and 4-year state schools in a particular state.
Values are adjusted to 2019 dollars.
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2-year state school
2005-06
$5,904
$2,661
2006-07
$6,066
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2007-08
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2008-09
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2009-10
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2010-11
$8,035
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2011-12
$8,154
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2012-13
$8,497
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2013-14
$8,578
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2014-15
$9,390
$3,326
2015-16
$10,004
$3,504
2016-17
$10,474
$3,663
2017-18
$10,789
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2018-19
$10,874
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2019-20
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Married Filing Jointly Married Filing Separately
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10%
$0-$8,925
$0-$17,850
$0-$8,925
$0-$12,750
15%
$8,925-$36,250
$17,850-$72,500
$8,925-$36,250
$12,750-$48,600
25%
$36,250-$87,850
$72,500-$146,400
$36,250-$73,200
$48,600-$125,450
28%
$87,850-$183,250
$146,400-$223,050 $73,200-$111,525
$125,450-$203,150
33%
$183,250-$398,350 $223,050-$398,350 $111,525-$199,175
$203,150-$398,350
35% $398,350-$400,000 $398,350-$450,000 | $199,175-$225,000
$398,350-$425,000
39.6% Over $400,000
Over $450,000
Over $225,000
Over $425,000
Each row shows the tax rate on a specific portion of the taxpayer's taxable income given their filing status. For example, suppose a taxpayer has a filing status
of Single and a taxable income of $40,000. This means that the taxpayer owes 10% tax on the first $8,925, 15% tax on the amount over $8,925 up to
$36,250, and 25% on the amount over $36,250…
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Academic year
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2008–2009
$3,812
2009–2010
$4,002
2010–2011
$4,441
2011–2012
$4,905
2012–2013
$5,181
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Chapter 3 Solutions
Pathways To Math Literacy
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