document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=166603>Question 166603</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A credit manager rates each applicant for a car loan on a scale of 1 through 5 and then determines the interest rate from the accompanying  table FIND THE EQUATION of the linear in slope-intercept form that goes through these points: (1,24)(2,20)(3,16)(4,12)(5,8) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "slope = (20-24)/(2-1) = -4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "intercept: 24 = (-4)(1) = b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 28<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -4x + 28<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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