document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=155203>Question 155203</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you please help me with this word problem, have not done math in a long time and I'm just stuck:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve the problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The expression<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      553.7x + 27,966<BR>\n" );
document.write( "can be used to approximate the average annual salary in dollars of public school teachers in the year 1985 + x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What was the average teacher's salary in 1991?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Round your answer to the nearest whole number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Average teacher salary in 1991 was $________.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you so much for your help!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ashley </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Average age = 553.7x + 27,966<BR>\n" );
document.write( "can be used to approximate the average annual salary in dollars of public school teachers in the year 1985 + x.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What was the average teacher's salary in 1991?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If 1985+x = 1991, x = 6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Average age in 1991 is 553.7*6 + 27,966 = 31288.20<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Round your answer to the nearest whole number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Average teacher salary in 1991 was $31,288<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. <BR>\n" );
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