document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=260179>Question 260179</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A salesman for an electronics company finds that the number of mp3 players that he can sell during a month depends on the price. When they are priced at $100, he can sell 50 of them. When the price drops to $50, he can sell 250 of them. Write a linear equation in the form p = mn + b, where n represents the number sold and p represents the price, that reflects this (and m is the slope and b is the p-intercept). </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "p-p/n-n=m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "250-50/50-100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "200/-50=-4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "p=mn+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50=-4*100+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50=-400+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "350=b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=-4n+350<BR>\n" );
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