document.write( "Question 29734: How do I solve this problem? Could you please show all work. We are working on interpolating and I need help, thanks in advance you guys are great. I was given the following table and problem.\r
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document.write( "Monthly life insurance premiums per 10,000 coverage for female non smokers\r
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document.write( "age / monthly life insurance premium per $10,000 coverage\r
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document.write( "20 / $2.00
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document.write( "30 / $3.16
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document.write( "40 / $4.32
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document.write( "50 / $5.48
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document.write( "60 / $6.64
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document.write( "If the premium is $6.90 for $20,000 coverage, find the womans age \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #16442 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Every 10 years the premium goes up $1.16 \n" ); document.write( "$6.90 is 26 cents higher than the premium for a women \n" ); document.write( "who is 60 years old. \n" ); document.write( "Set up a proportion to see \n" ); document.write( "26/116 = x/10 \n" ); document.write( "x=260/116=2.24 years \n" ); document.write( "The woman is 2.24 or approximately 2 years and 3 month older that 60. \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |