document.write( "Question 223746: The equation y=-1777x+27,153 can be used to predict the number y of gun deaths in the United States x years after 2000, that is, x=0 corresponds to 2000, x=3 corresponds to 2003, x=6 corresponds to 2006, and so on. Predict the number of gun deaths in 2006 and 2008. In what year will the number of gun deaths be 11,160?
\n" ); document.write( "The predicted gun deaths in 2006 will be_____.
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The first question asks what the number of gun deaths will be in the year 2006.
\n" ); document.write( "As it shows in the question, x=0 for the year 200[0].
\n" ); document.write( "For the year 200[3], x=3
\n" ); document.write( "For the year 200[6], x=6
\n" ); document.write( "Do you notice that x is always equal to the last number of the year?
\n" ); document.write( "I put those numbers in [] so that they would stand out.
\n" ); document.write( "So for the number of deaths in 200[6], plug 6 into the equation and solve for y.
\n" ); document.write( "y=-1777(6)+27,153
\n" ); document.write( "y=-10,662+27,153
\n" ); document.write( "y=16,491 deaths
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\n" ); document.write( "Same thing goes for the second question.
\n" ); document.write( "It asks the number of deaths in the year 200[8], so plug 8 into the equation and solve.
\n" ); document.write( "y=-1777(8)+27,153
\n" ); document.write( "y=-14,216+27153
\n" ); document.write( "y=12,927 deaths
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\n" ); document.write( "Finally it wants to know what year the number of deaths will be 11,160.
\n" ); document.write( "So far you have been plugging in the number of years for x, and solving for y, the number of deaths.
\n" ); document.write( "This time it gives you y, the number of deaths and it asks you to solve for x, the number of deaths.
\n" ); document.write( "So plug 11,160 into the equation for y, and solve for x.
\n" ); document.write( "11,610=-1777x+27,153
\n" ); document.write( "-15,513=-1777x
\n" ); document.write( "x=8.72988 years
\n" ); document.write( "I know thats not a nice solid single number but don't freak out.
\n" ); document.write( "I wants to know within what year will the gun deaths be 11,610.
\n" ); document.write( "Normally you would probably think to round up to 9 but don't do that.
\n" ); document.write( "This number of deaths occurs towards the end of the 8th year but still within the 8th year.
\n" ); document.write( "So your answer for x will be 8.
\n" ); document.write( "don't forget to add that back to the year 2000
\n" ); document.write( "And your final answer will be the year 2008
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\n" ); document.write( "I hope that was helpful
\n" ); document.write( "Let me know if you still don't understand \n" ); document.write( "
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