document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=315658>Question 315658</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3. The linear equation y=0.15 + 0.79 represents an estimate of the average cost of gas for year x starting in 1997 (“Consumer price index,” 2006). The year 1997 would be represented by x = 1, for example, because it is the first year in the study. Similarly, 2005 would be year 9, or x = 9.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c.What does the y-intercept represent? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #225841 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=225841\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I think the y-intercept is the cost of gas at the beginning of 1997<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It is not an average until <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which is the end of 1997 </SPAN>\n" );
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