Question

You are given the dollar
value of a product in 2004 and
the rate at which the value of the
product is expected to change during the next 5 years. Write a
linear equation that gives the dollar V value of the product in
terms of the year t. (Let t=0 represent 2000.)

2004 value Rate
$156 $4.50 increase per year

Answer 1

@Easyaspi314

Answer 2

@shamil98 @ranga

Answer 3

what do you have so far?

Answer 4

nothing, i have no idea where to begin.

Answer 5

ok,so how much more will the product cost every year?

Answer 6

$4.50 more.

Answer 7

@wilfley

Answer 8

@hartnn can you help me?

Answer 9

sorry, got busy with kids. So yeah, 4.5. If t(0) is 2000, and in 2004 it was 156, how much did it cost in 200?

Answer 10

156-4(4.5)
156-18
=138?

Answer 11

yeah, so you could say that V(t)=138+4.50t right?

Answer 12

Yes

Answer 13

Is that the equation?