document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=391777>Question 391777</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 	Examine the rise in gasoline prices from 1997 to 2006. The price of regular unleaded gasoline in January 1997 was $1.26, and in January 2006, the price of regular unleaded gasoline was $2.31 (“Consumer price index,” 2006). Use the coordinates (1997, 1.26) and (2006, 2.31) to find the slope, or rate of change, between the two points.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=0.15x+0.79 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "m = (2.31-1.26)/(9-0) = 0.1167<BR>\n" );
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