document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=175725>Question 175725</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My question  says you had 132 dolars after 6 weeks and 240 dolarsv after 12 weeks.  you saved the same amount each week.  do you think that you can generilize this problem situation by using a linear equation? use complete sentences and explain yor reasoning. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #130819 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><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=130819\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> lets call x value, weeks and the y value, amount of dollars saved<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so you points are (6,132) and (12,240)  we have two points so lets find the slope<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "240-132/12-6=108/6=54/3=18  ...so we have a m=slope=18. now lets use the point slope formula of y-k=m(x-h) where m is the slope and (h,k) is any point on the line<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-132=18(x-6)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-132=18x-108<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=18x+24<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so as you can see we have a linear equation(why because we had two points to begin with. If we had only one 1 point we wouldnt have got this to work.\r<BR>\n" );
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