The price per pound of apples in 2016 was $0.45. In 2022, the price per pound of apples is $0.85. What is the equation of the line that would represent the price increase per pound of apples over time?

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the answer to "The price per pound of apples in 2016 was $0.45. In 2022, the price per pound of apples is $0.85.

What is the equation of the line that would represent the price increase per pound of apples over time?"

is 0.45x + y = 0.85

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the year 2016 be the starting point.

Then the time difference is:

The price change over 6 years is:

The rate of price change is:

The equation to represent this would be:

Here x is the number of years passed since 2016.

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