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  The following data represents the average monthly rent of a one-bedroom apartment in Lynchburg, VA.

1. Can the above data be modeled by a linear function?

a.  Yes

b.  No

c.  Insufficient information.

2.  What units do the slope of the above function have?

a.  dollars

b.  years

c.  dollars per year

d.  years per dollar

e.  miles per gallon

3.  If R is the rent, and t is the time in years since 2000, which of the following formulas models the data?

a.  R = 28 t + 542

b.  R = 542 t + 28

c.  R = 28 + 542

d.  R = 7 t + 542

e.  R = 542 t + 7

4.  What does the slope represent?

a.  The cost of an apartment in 2000.

b.  The rate that the cost of an apartment rises every year.

c.  The cost increase of an apartment in four years.

d.  The cost of an apartment in 2016.

e.  That it's cheaper to rent in Lynchburg than in Washington, DC.