From 2014 to 2021 the price of insulin rose from 22 cents per unit to 31 cents per unit. a.) How much would it cost for someone who weighs 190 pounds to buy insulin for a month (assume a month is 30 days) if insulin cost 22 cents per unit? How much would it cost if insulin cost 31 cents per unit?b.) Write a function which gives the cost of a 30 day supply of insulin for someone who weighs x kilograms in 2014. Use your answer from part a. to check and make sure the function is correct. c.) Write a function which gives the cost of a 30 day supply for someone who weighs x kilograms in 2021. Use your answer from part a. to check and make sure the function is correct.
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