Brightstorm Q & A : In 1940 the cost of house was $10,000 By 1980 this cost had risen to $90,000 Assume increase is linear find a function expressing the cost c of house in terms of the year y. Solve this function for y

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1980-1940 = 40 years 90000-10000 / 40 = 2,000 per year So, the equation would be y = 2000c + 10000

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GregLovesBio April 04, 2011

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the slope is 2000 c=2000t+10000 where c is the cost and t is the year. Keep t=0 as 1940

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chitra003 April 04, 2011

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this is greek to me

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...sydnie... April 04, 2011

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