document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=263443>Question 263443</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In 1996 there were 3927 J.C. Penney stores and in 2000 there were 3800 stores. Write a linear equation that gives the number of stores in terms of the year. Let t=0 represent 1996. Then predict the numbers of stores for the years 2005 and 2010. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #194199 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=194199\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Y=mX+b WHERE m=SLOPE & b=THE Y INTERCEPT. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "USING THE POINTS (0,3927) & (4,3800)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SLOPE=(3800-3927)/(4-0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SLOPE=-127/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SLOPE=-31.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3927=-31.75*0+b <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3927=b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=3927<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=mX+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y(9)=-31.75*0+3927<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=-31.75X+3927<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=-31.45*9+3927<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=-285.75+3927<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=3641.25 STORES IN 2005.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y(14)=-31.75*14+3927<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=-444.50+3927<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=3482.5 STORES IN 2010\r<BR>\n" );
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