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document.write( "The equation y=-1777x+27,153 can be used to predict the number y of gun death in the U.S. x years after 2000, that is x=0 corresponds to 2000, x=2 corresponds to 2002, x=4 corresponds to 2004 and so on, predict the number of gun deaths in 2004 and 2007. In what year will the number of gun deaths be 11,160?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2004 ?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2007 ?<BR>\n" );
document.write( " and the number of gun deaths will be 11,160 in the year ? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I am totally lost. Thank you </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #182104 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=182104\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> equation is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = -1777*x + 27153\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 0 corresponds to the year 2000.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you want to predict the number of gun deaths in 2004 and 2007.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2004 corresponds to x = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2007 corresponds to x = 7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in 2004, the equation becomes y = -1777*4 + 27153 = 20045<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in 2007, the equation becomes y = -1777*7 + 27153 = 14714\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to solve for what year the total number of gun deaths will be 11160, you need to substitute for y in the equation to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "11160 = -1777*x + 27153<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 27153 from both sides of this equation to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11160 - 27153 = -1777*x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "combine like terms to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-15993 = -1777*x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides by -1777 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-15993/-1777 = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for x to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the year 2000 + 9 = the year 2009\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your answers are:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "number of gun deaths in 2004 = 20045<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number of gun deaths in 2007 = 14714<BR>\n" );
document.write( "gun deaths will be 11160 in 2009\r<BR>\n" );
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