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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A movie studio is releasing a new DVD, and the studio estimates that if the DVD is priced at $19.99, it will sell 6.68 million copies, whereas if it is priced at $15.99, it will sell 11.27 million copies. If f is a linear function that gives the number of copies sold (in millions) at a given price, what is the slope of f? What does it represent in this context?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

think of it as finding the equation of the line between the two points \((19.99,6.68)\) and \((15.99,11.27)\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Okay, so then I would use the slope formula for those points?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Okay, I came up with -1.15 for the slope

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i get \(-1.1475\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes, I just rounded

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Should I convert it to millions or not?

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