Question

. The cost of a 30 second commercial during the Super Bowl in 2000 was $2.5 million. The cost of a 30 second commercial during the Super Bowl in 2010 was $4.5 million. Let x represent the number of years since 2000 and y represent the cost of a 30 second commercial( in millions of dollars). Write two ordered pairs that represent this situation. *

Answer 1

The two ordered pairs that represent this situation are :

`(0,2.5)` and
`(10,4.5)`

Explanation:

We know that the cost of a 30 second commercial during the Super Bowl in 2000 was $2.5 million.

We also know that the cost of a 30 second commercial during the Super Bowl in 2010 was $4.5 million.

The variable ''x'' represents the number of years since 2000 and the variable ''y'' represents the cost of a 30 second commercial (in millions of dollars).

An ordered pair is a pair with the following form :

`(a,b)`

Where ''a'' and ''b'' are real numbers. Generally, when we are talking about functions we write the ordered pair as
`(x,y)`

In the first case, we have
`x=0` and
`y=2.5`

We can't forget how we defined the variables ''x'' and 'y''.

In the second case, we have
`x=10` (Ten years from 2000 to 2010) and
`y=4.5`

The two ordered pairs that represent this situation are :

`(0,2.5)` and
`(10,4.5)`.