A gas station owner finds that for every penny increase in price of gasoline, she sells 150 fewer gallons per week. A) How much more or less gas will she sell if she raises the price by 9 cents per gallon? B) If she decreases the price by 2 cents per gallon? C) Write the equation for the linear function.

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A gas station owner finds that for every penny increase in price of gasoline, she sells 150 fewer gallons per week. A) How much more or less gas will she sell if she raises the price by 9 cents per gallon? B) If she decreases the price by 2 cents per gallon?  C) Write the equation for the linear function.

anonymous · Answer

What do you think?

dumbcow · Answer

for every penny they lose 150 gallons

dumbcow · Answer

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9 cents --> -150*9
-2 cents --> 150*2