document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=137378>Question 137378</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are the new sales manager at Ford. In March you sell 50 new fords.  In May you sell 60 new Fords. If the current trend continues, how many might you sell in October? Use formulas for slope and slope-intercept to arrive at your answer. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #100577 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=100577\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> MONTH 1=50 (1,50)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "MONTH 3=60 (3,60)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SLOPE=(60-50)/(3-1)=10/2=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50=5*1+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=50-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THUS THE EQUATION IS:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=5X+45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=5*7+45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=35+45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=80 PROJECTED SALES IN THE 7 th. MONTH. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "OCTOBER WOULD BE MONTH 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+90%2C+5x+%2B45%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+90%2C+5x+%2B45%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (graph 300x200 pixels, x from -6 to 10, y from -10 to 90, 5x +45).  </SPAN>\n" );
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