Finite Math and Applied Calculus (6th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1133607705
ISBN 13: 978-1-13360-770-0

Chapter 1 - Section 1.3 - Linear Functions and Models - Exercises - Page 93: 97b

Answer

Unit: pages per edition number. The number of pages increases by $55$ from one edition to the next.

Work Step by Step

The unit of slope m in $L=mn+b$ is (units of L) per (unit of n), that is pages per edition number With the model found in (a), $L=55n+475$ the number of pages increases by $55$ per each successive edition.
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