document.write( "Question 189627: The equation y=-1777x+27,153 can be used to predict the number y of gun deaths in the U.S. x years after 2000. that is x=0 corresponds with the year 2000, x=2 for 2002, x=6 for 2006 and so on. Predict the number of gun deaths in the year 2006, and 2009.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #142379 by jojo14344(1513)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "Let's put the Eqn y = -1777x + 27153 into graph and see the comparison of # of gun deaths vs year:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " ---> As you see, Number of Gun deaths is going down over the years.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Predicting Number of Gun Deaths in 2006 ==> x=6:
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-1777%286%29%2B27153=+-10662%2B27153\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28y=16491%29\", Number of gun-deaths (2006)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Number of Gun deaths for 2009 ==> x=9:
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-1777%289%29%2B27153+=+-15993%2B27153\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28y=11160%29\", Number of gun-deaths (2009)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now, what year (x) when the gun deaths (y) total to 9383?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-1777x%2B27153\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"9383=-1777x%2B27153\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"9383-27153=-1777x\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-17770=-1777x\" -----> \"cross%28-1777%29x%2Fcross%28-1777%29=cross%28-17770%2910%2Fcross%28-1777%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28x=10yrs%29\", Number of Years when deaths equal to 9383.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Thank you,
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