Question 1

Writing and using Linear Functions Given the slope and a point - Application

Identify the information given to you in the application problem below. Use that information to answer

the questions that follow.

Round your answers to two decimal places as needed.

Tim found a piggy bank in the back of his closet that he hadn't seen in years. He decided to use it to save

up for a summer vacation by depositing $51 in the piggy bank every month. After three months, he

counted the amount of money in the piggy bank and found he had 177 dollars.

How much money did Tim have in the piggy bank before he started making monthly deposits?

Tim had $

in the piggy bank before he started making monthly deposits.

Write a Linear Function that represents this situation. Write your function in the form of S(t)

where S(t) represents the amount of money in the piggy bank after t months of saving.

Linear Function: S(t)

Tim decides he needs 585 dollars for his vacation. Find the value of t where S(t)

answer as an Ordered Pair:

=

Complete the following sentence to explain the meaning of the Ordered Pair.

After depositing $51 per month for

his vacation.

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=

mt + b

585. Write your

months, Tim will have enough money for