Solution to Odd-Numbered Exercises
1. Terry starts at an elevation of 3000 feet and descends 70 feet per second.
3. 3 miles per hour
5.
7. $45 per training session.
9. The rate of change is 0.1. For every additional minute talked, the monthly charge increases by $0.1 or 10 cents. The initial value is 24. When there are no minutes talked, initially the charge is $24.
11. The slope is –400. This means for every year between 1960 and 1989, the population dropped by 400 per year in the city.
13. c
15. 2,300
17. 64,170
19.
21. (–30, 0) Thirty years before the start of this model, the town had no citizens. (0, 75,000) Initially, the town had a population of 75,000.
23. Ten years after the model began.
25.
27. (–15, 0): The x-intercept is not a plausible set of data for this model because it means the baby weighed 0 pounds 15 months prior to birth. (0, 7.5): The baby weighed 7.5 pounds at birth.
29. At age 5.8 months.
31.
33. (58.7, 0): In roughly 59 years, the number of people inflicted with the common cold would be 0. (0, 12,025): Initially there were 12,025 people afflicted by the common cold.
35. 2064
37.
39. In 2070, the company’s profit will be zero.
41.
43. (10, 0) In 1990, the profit earned zero profit.
45. Hawaii
47. During the year 1933
49. $105,620
51.
a. 696 people
b. 4 years
c. 174 people per year
d. 305 people
e.
f. 2219 people
53.
a.
b. The flat monthly fee is $10 and there is an additional $0.15 fee for each additional minute used
c. $113.05
55.
a.
b. 6640 moose
57.
a.
b. 5.5 billion cubic feet
c. During the year 2017
59. More than 133 minutes
61. More than $42,857.14 worth of jewelry
63. $66,666.67
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