QuestionIn 2003, card usage was and is projected to be in 2011.
(a) Find a linear function for percentage over years.
(b) Estimate when percentage was between and .
Studdy Solution
STEP 1
Assumptions1. The percentage of purchases paid by credit and debit cards in2003 is41%
. The projected percentage in2011 is61%
3. The relationship between the year and the percentage of purchases paid by credit and debit cards is linear4. is the year and is the percentage
STEP 2
We need to find a linear function that models the data. A linear function has the form , where is the slope and is the y-intercept.
STEP 3
First, we need to find the slope . The slope is the change in divided by the change in . We can calculate it as follows
STEP 4
Now, plug in the given values for , , , and to calculate the slope. Here, is2003, is41%, is2011, and is61%.
STEP 5
Calculate the slope.
STEP 6
Now that we have the slope, we can find the y-intercept . We can calculate it by rearranging the linear function to solve for
STEP 7
Plug in the values for , , and to calculate the y-intercept. Here, we can use the data from2003, so is41% and is2003.
STEP 8
Calculate the y-intercept.
STEP 9
Now we have the slope and the y-intercept, so we can write the linear function that models the data
STEP 10
To estimate when the percentage was between46% and56%, we can set equal to these values and solve for .
First, set equal to46%
STEP 11
Rearrange the equation to solve for
STEP 12
Calculate .
STEP 13
Now, set equal to56%
STEP 14
Rearrange the equation to solve for
STEP 15
Calculate .
So, the percentage of purchases paid by credit and debit cards was between46% and56% between the years2005.8 (around the end of2005) and2007.4 (around the middle of2007).
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