document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=202824>Question 202824</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have no idea do even start this problem I reallly need help.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The album thriller was released in december of 1983, when the king of pop was worth $37 million.  when thriller finally fell from the billboard top 10 in july 1985 micheal's net worth was $193 million.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using december 1983 as a reference month, determine a liner function that can ve used to estimate Micheals net worth during the thriller albums billboard top 10 period. let your time variable represent the number of months since december.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I was thinking that i would have to do something like subtract 37 from 193 or something but im not confident about it..help?!?! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #152994 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=152994\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The album thriller was released in december of 1983, when the king of pop was worth $37 million. when thriller finally fell from the billboard top 10 in july 1985 micheal's net worth was $193 million. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using december 1983 as a reference month, determine a liner function that can ve used to estimate Micheals net worth during the thriller albums billboard top 10 period. let your time variable represent the number of months since december. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You have two points (0,37) ; 0 represents december, 1983<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and (19,193) ; 19 represents july, 1985<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "slope = (193-37)/19 = (156)/19<BR>\n" );
document.write( "intercept occurs when x = 0 ; intercept is 37<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "worth(in millions) = (156/19)(time variable) + 37<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W = (156/19)t + 37<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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