In exercise 100, you are given the dollar value of a product in 2005 and the rate at which the value of the product is expected to change during the next 5 years. Use this Info. to write a linear equation that gives the dollar value V of the product in terms of the year t. (Let t=5 represent 2005.)

100.) 2005 value = $156

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Rate: $4.50 increase per year
V = 4.50 (t-5) + Vi

where Vi is the initial 2005 value