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Intermediate Algebra – Student Workbook – Second Edition 2013

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Lesson 2a <strong>–</strong> Linear Functions and Applications<br />

Practice Problems<br />

b) Use your model to determine how much the cat will weigh in year 8.<br />

c) Use your model to determine how many years it would take for your cat to reach 20<br />

pounds. Round to the nearest whole year.<br />

3. Data below represent how many pushups Tim can do in a minute at the start of a 5-week<br />

exercise program and each week thereafter.<br />

Time, t, in weeks 0 1 2 3 4 5<br />

Number of Pushups in a minute 2 6 10 14 18 20<br />

a) Compute the average rate of change for the first three weeks. Be sure to include units.<br />

b) Compute the average rate of change for the 5-wk period. Be sure to include units.<br />

c) What is the meaning of the average rate of change in this situation?<br />

d) Do the data points in the table define a perfectly linear function? Why or why not?<br />

Scottsdale Community College Page 66 <strong>Intermediate</strong> <strong>Algebra</strong>

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