document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=206663>Question 206663</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0618920110/algebrahomeworkh>Georgia High School Mathematics</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The table shows men's shoe sizes in the US and Europe. Write a rule for the European size as a function of the US' size, Then use youe functiob to predict the European size of a US size 11 shoe\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "US size: 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "European:35,35.5,36,36.5,37, 37.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help me with this word problem, I have been trying several solution, but none of them seem to work. Any help at all would be apprecaited\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "US size: 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "European:35,35.5,36,36.5,37, 37.5 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice that as the US size goes up one, the European size goes up one.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the slope is 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using th point (3.5 ,35) and the slope you can find the intercept:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35 = 1*3.5 + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 31.5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E(x) = 1*x + 31.5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then use youe functiob to predict the European size of a US size 11 shoe <BR>\n" );
document.write( "E(11) = 11 + 31.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E(11) = 42.5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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