Warm-Up

The following table gives information about the average meal/housing fee and cost per credit-

hour per semester for various universities:

College/University Average Meal/Housing Fee Cost Per Credit-Hour (Part-

Time)

Michigan State University $5236 $482

University of Michigan $5599 $612

Oakland University $4955 $447

Saginaw Valley State $4732.50 $313

University

Central Michigan University $4868 $417

Grand Valley State University $4575 $512

Lawrence Technological $4750 $1047

University

1.) How can we represent the cost of attending a university per semester (in general)?

2.) Choose a university you would be interested in attending, and find the cost for a

semester with 11 credit-hours.

3.) What other factors might affect the cost?