Tryto apply the Intermediate Value Theorem to the following problems. The price of gasoline rises from $1.199 to $1.279. Why is it not necessarily true that the price was exactly $1.25 at some time?

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Problem 12A: Express each of the following problems as an algebraic expression. Twice L minus one-half P.
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Tryto apply the Intermediate Value Theorem to the following problems. The price of gasoline rises from $1.199 to $1.279. Why is it not necessarily true that the price was exactly $1.25 at some time?

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