PLEASE HELP QUICKLY The following data table represents the total cost of a monthly cell phone bill as a function of the number of minutes that the phone is used each month.

Minutes |500| |750| | 1,000 | |1,250 |1,500|
Total Monthly Cost (in dollars) |$62| |$77| |$92 | |$107 |$122|

The table shows that as more minutes are used each month, the total monthly cost will increase at the same rate. Assuming that this is true, what is the total monthly cost for the cell phone if it is used for 2,500 minutes?

the solution of the equation is 2.23 ⇒ answer b

step-by-step explanation:

* lets revise the meaning of exponential function

- the form of the exponential function is y = ab^x, where a ≠ 0, b > 0 ,  

  b ≠ 1, and x is any real number

- it has a constant base b

- it has a variable exponent x

- to solve an exponential equation, take the log or ln of both sides,  

  and solve for the variable

* lets solve the problem

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- the base is 7 and the exponent is x

- insert ㏑ in both sides

∴

- use the rule

∴ x ㏑(7) = ㏑(77)

- to find x divide both sides by ㏑(7)

∴

* the solution of the equation is 2.23 to the nearest 2 decimal places

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