In 2003, bacon cost an average of $3.20 per pound. In 2015, bacon cost an average of

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In 2003, bacon cost an average of $3.20 per pound. In 2015, bacon cost an average of $5.45 per pound.
(a) Assuming a linear increase in the price per pound of bacon, find the equation that relates the cost, y, to the number of years after 2003, x.
(b) When did bacon cost an average of $4.60 per pound?
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Finite Mathematics and Its Applications

ISBN: 978-0134768632

12th edition

Authors: Larry J. Goldstein, David I. Schneider, Martha J. Siegel, Steven Hair

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