SOLUTION:
Solve the problem.
After two years on the job, an engineer's salary was $45,000. After seven years on the job, her salary was $60,000. Let y represent her salary after x year
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Question 284543:
Solve the problem.
After two years on the job, an engineer's salary was $45,000. After seven years on the job, her salary was $60,000. Let y represent her salary after x years on the job. Assuming that the change in her salary over time can be approximated by a straight line, give an equation for this line in the form y = mx + b.
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
so you have two points
(2,45) or (2, 45000)
and (7,60) or (7,60000)
make an equation from those two points
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