From Laura: The monthly cost of driving a car depends on the number of miles driven. Lynn found that in May it cost her $300 to drive 480 miles and in June it cost her $460 to drive 800 miles.
Question: Express the monthly cost C as a function of the distance driven d, assuming that a linear relationship gives a suitable model. Answered by Robert Dawson.
From Robyn: Study these problems: ? 2=4 ? 5=25 ? 9=81
1. Explain what ? means (hint there are two answers).
2. What number is equal to ? 6
3. What number does ? 12 represent? Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom.
write an equation to model the relationship between these variables. Define the variables you use, and refer to your notes for a variety of formats of equations we have studied this year.
week 1: 3 birds infected
week 2: 15 birds infected
week 3: 75 birds infected
week 4: 375 birds infected
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.