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The average price of a circus ticket from 1970 to 2000 can be modeled by the equation y = 0.32x + 28, where y represents the average price, in dollars, and x represents the number of years since 1970. What does the slope represent ?

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Answer:

The slope means that every year the average price of a circus ticket increases by 0.32 dollars.

Explanation:

slope is change in y over change in x

change in average price/years

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