3x-2y=8 and 0.5x+y=17
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Answer:
The unit rate is -0.5 store per year
Step-by-step explanation:
Let
x -----> the number of years since 1996
y ----> the number of video rental stores
we know that
The year 1996 represent x=0
so
2016 represent ----> x=2016-1996=10 years
we have the points
(0,9) and (10,4)
The unit rate is equal to the slope of the linear equation
<em>Find the slope m</em>
----> is negative because is a decreasing function
therefore
The unit rate is -0.5 store per year