Understanding the Question
This may not be the actual way that the US government prepares the CPI, but it will provide a comparison.
You can set up a proportion. The base number for the CPI is 38.8 in 1970. That number (38.8) has more than doubled to get to 82.4, which also tells us that there was inflation. What your parents and grandparents bought in 1970 went to double the amount in 1980. Gasoline certainly did that.
Givens
CPI in 1970 = 38.8
CPI in 1980 = 82.4
Eggs 1970 = 0.25
Edgs 1980 = X
Formula substitution and solution
CPI 1970 / CPI 1980 = cost of eggs 1970 / cost of eggs 1980
38.8/82.4 = 0.25 / x Cross multiply
38.8 * x = 0.25 * 82.4
38.8 * x = 20.625
x = 20.628 /38.8
x = 0.53 dollars of 53 cents.
53 cents in 1980 which is slightly double as predicted.
Footnote
As a matter of interest, my wife tells me that eggs now cost about 3.58 where we live. That's almost 7 times as expensive as they were in 1980. Something to think about. By the way, the price quoted is in Canada.
Answer:
3
Step-by-step explanation:
The notation "f(4)" means you put 4 where x is in the algebraic expression, then do the arithmetic.
f(4) = 2·4 -5
= 8 -5
= 3
Answer:
y=2x+8
Step-by-step explanation:
Alright so, to find the equation, we need to find the slope first. We can do that by turning the input and output into coordinates.
(1,10) and (2,12)
To find the slope, we do:
Which equals to 2
So right now we can say that the equation is:
y=2x+b
In order to find b, the constant, we just need to plug in the y values and x value of a coordinate:
10=2(1)+b
10=2+b
8=b
So now we can say that the equation is:
y=2x+8
Answer:
D
Step-by-step explanation:
using the rule of exponents
= 
substitute x = - 3 into f(x)
f(- 3) = 4(
= 4 × 
= 4 × 
= 
Answer:
1371.6 (cm) are in 15 yards
Step-by-step explanation:
1371.6 centimeters are in 15 yards since 1 yard is equal to 91.44.
