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What Is the Annual Rate of Increase for the Price of Milk?

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Start date May 3, 2004
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mustang

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May 3, 2004

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A gallon of milk was $1.79 two years ago. Today, it's $2.15. Find the rate it increased each year.

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cookiemonster

May 4, 2004

#2

Is the rate of increase constant?

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May 4, 2004

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As for any rate of change problem

[tex]r = \frac {\Delta P} {\Delta t}[/tex]

r is the rate of change, P is price, t is time.

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May 5, 2004

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I've posted my answer https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=23872

Can you stop double posting. Come on, you know better.

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