The Following Figure Represents the Average Hourly Wage for Employees $0 \leq x \leq 25$

question 88

Multiple Choice

The following figure represents the average hourly wage for employees of MegaMart from 1980 to 2005. Let y represent the hourly wage and let x represent the year, where x = 0 corresponds to the year 1980, X = 1 represents 1981, and so on. Then the average wage can be approximated by the equation Y = 0.17x + 3.02, where $0 \leq x \leq 25$ Use the linear equation to approximate the average wage for the year 1985 and compare it to the actual Wage of $3.75 per hour.

• A) $4.72 per hour; the calculated wage was $0.97 more than the actual wage.
• B) $3.02 per hour; the calculated wage was $0.73 less than the actual wage.
• C) $3.02 per hour; the calculated wage was $0.17 more than the actual wage.
• D) $3.87 per hour; the calculated wage was $0.12 more than the actual wage.

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