The equation y = 0.1x + 1.61 can be used to predict the price per pound of ground beef, where x is the number of years since 1996.

According to the model, what will the price per pound of ground beef be in 2017?
$3.81
$3.71
$3.61
$3.31

Question

The equation y = 0.1x + 1.61 can be used to predict the price per pound of ground beef, where x is the number of years since 1996.

According to the model, what will the price per pound of ground beef be in 2017? 
       $3.81
       $3.71
       $3.61
       $3.31

thesmartone · Answer

First of all, Welcome to OpenStudy!

It says that x is the number of years from 1996. And it wants to know it for 2017. So x would be $\sf 2017-1996=?$

So what does $\sf 2017-1996=?$
@world_girl

thesmartone · Answer

And once you figure that out, you plug in x into the equation and solve for y :)

anonymous · Answer

Thanks you very much