Your cellular phone contract calls for a flat monthly service charge of $10.95 plus $0.12 per minute for calls within a certain
area to which you limit your calls. The table shows some cost data for your use of the phone.
|Number of Minutes
100
120
140
160
Monthly Cost (dollars)
22.95
25.35
27.75
30.15
Does the data represent a linear function? Why or why not?
a. No, the average rate of change is not C. There is not enough information to determine if
constant
this is a linear function.
b. Yes, the average rate of change is constant. d. No, this is not a linear function
Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Answer :

Answer:

For 100 calls the monthly cost = 10.95 + 0.95(100) = $ 22.95

120 calls = 10.95 + 0.95(120) = $ 25.35

140 calls = 10.95 + 0.95(140) = $ 27.75

160 calls = 10.95 + 0.95(160) = $ 30.15

Therefore it is constant

The answer is B. Yes, the average rate of change is constant

Hope this helps!

The average rate of change is constant so option (b) will be correct.

What is a linear function?

A straight line on the coordinate plane is represented by a linear function.

A linear function always has the same and constant slope.

The formula for a linear function is f(x) = ax + b, where a and b are real values.

In another word, a linear function is a function that varies linearly with respect to the changing variable.

Given,

For 100 calls cost of one month = 10.95 + 0.95 × 100 = $22.95

120 calls cost of one month  = 10.95 + 0.95 × 120 = $25.35

Rate of change = 25.35 - 22.95 = 2.41

140 calls cost of one month = 10.95 + 0.95 × 140 = $27.75

160 calls cost of one month= 10.95 + 0.95 × 160 = $30.15

Rate of change = 27.75- 30.15 = 2.41

Since the average rate of change is constant so it will be a linear function.

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