SOLUTION: If the rate of inflation is
3.4%
per year, the future price
pt
(in dollars) of a certain item can be modeled by the following exponential function, where t is the number of
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Question 1047837: If the rate of inflation is
3.4%
per year, the future price
pt
(in dollars) of a certain item can be modeled by the following exponential function, where t is the number of years from today.
=p(t)3000(1.034)
Find the current price of the item and the price 9 years from today.
Round your answers to the nearest dollar as necessary.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
f the rate of inflation is 3.4% per year, the future price
p(t) (in dollars) of a certain item can be modeled by the following exponential function, where t is the number of years from today.
p(t) = 3000(1.034)^t
Find the current price of the item and the price 9 years from today.
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Current price = p(0) = $3000
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p(9) = 3000*1.034^9 = $4053.28
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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