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The price of a generic prescription drug is projected to decrease over time due to new legislation. A linear equation that represents the price is y = 50 - 0.75x, where x is the number of months since the law was passed.





Part A

What is the slope of the linear equation? What does it mean in this context?

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Slope = -0.75.

Context: the price falls by $0.75 each month after the law is passed (the slope is in dollars per month; the negative sign indicates a decrease).