document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=146890>Question 146890</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me with this assignment.  I will post the question below.  I am having difficulty building an equation out of a word problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.	In this problem, we will analyze the profit found for sales of decorative tiles. A demand equation (sometimes called a demand curve) shows how much money people would pay for a product depending on how much of that product is available on the open market. Often, the demand equation is found empirically (through experiment, or market research). \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a.	Suppose that a market research company finds that at a price of p = $20, they would sell x = 42 tiles each month. If they lower the price to p = $10, then more people would purchase the tile, and they can expect to sell x = 52 tiles in a month’s time. Find the equation of the line for the demand equation. Write your answer in the form p = mx + b. (Hint: Write an equation using two points in the form (x,p)).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The homework continues but I need a help in jump starting my brain.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #107691 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=107691\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a. Suppose that a market research company finds that at a price of p = $20, they would sell x = 42 tiles each month. If they lower the price to p = $10, then more people would purchase the tile, and they can expect to sell x = 52 tiles in a month’s time. Find the equation of the line for the demand equation. Write your answer in the form p = mx + b. (Hint: Write an equation using two points in the form (x,p)).<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Points: (42,20) and (52,10)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "slope = (10-20)/(52-42) = -10/10 = -1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "p = mx+b where m = -1 and p=20 when x=42; solve for \"b\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20 = -1*42 + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 62<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p = -x + 42<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. <BR>\n" );
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