document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=151311>Question 151311</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Examine the rise in gasoline prices from 1997 to 2006. The regular price of regular unleaded gasoline in January 1997 was $1.26 and in January 2006 the price of regular unleaded gasoline was $2.31. Use the coordinates (1997, 1.26) and (2006, 2.31) to find the slope or rate of change between the two points. Describe how you arrived at your answer. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "slope = (2.31-1.26)/(9) = 1.05/9 = 0.1167<BR>\n" );
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