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Instructions: For each assigned problem show your steps taken to get the final answer (the rows will automatically expand as you enter text). Then, restate your final answer in the Answer column. If the problem includes units of measure, be sure to include the units. Download and name this file as LastnameFirstnameMat116SGE. Post to the Assignments Section. Use a math editor (Equation Editor or MathType) to write all math text to insure proper formatting of work and answers.
|# | |Show your Work using a math editor and state Final Answer |- pts |+ pts |
|1 |Suppose you are at the gas station filling your tank with gas. The function C(g) represents the cost C of filling up | |0 |0 |
| |the gas tank with g gallons. Given the equation: [pic] | | | |
|A |What does the number 3.03 represent? Relate this |3.03 represents price per gallon that you are paying for at the pumps. | |.5 |
| |situation to real life. When you go to a gas | | | |
| |station to fill your tank with gas, what are the 3| | | |
| |key elements? | | | |
|B |Find C(2) Restate the function, substitute the |C(2)=3.03(2) c(2)=6.06 | |.5 |
| |given input value, simplify the expression, then |
References: Bureau of Labor Statistics (2006). Consumer price index. Retrieved June 1, 2007 from http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost?ap.