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Chapter 8 Problem 8.2.85

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Data Analysis: Sales The table shows the sales (in billions of dollars) for Eli Lilly and Co. from 2004 through 2011. (Source: Eli Lilly and Co.) (a) Construct a bar graph showing the annual sales from 2004 through 2011. (b) Find an arithmetic sequence that models the data. Let represent the year, with corresponding to 2004. (c) Use a graphing utility to graph the terms of the finite sequence you found in part (a). (d) Use summation notation to represent the total sales from 2004 through 2011. Find the total sales.

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Title College Algebra 9 
Author Ron Larson
ISBN 9781133963028

Answer: Data Analysis: Sales The table shows the sales (in

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