document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=356180>Question 356180</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let y=0.25x + 4 for the cost of going to a movie from 1985 to 1995. Let x represent the number of years since 1985.  What is the y-intercept in the linear model? What is the estimated cost of going the movies in 1991? What is the estimated cost of going to the movies in 1997? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #254248 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=254248\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let y=0.25x + 4 for the cost of going to a movie from 1985 to 1995. Let x represent the number of years since 1985.  What is the y-intercept in the linear model? What is the estimated cost of going the movies in 1991? What is the estimated cost of going to the movies in 1997?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=0.25x+4   1985 ,x=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y intecept = 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1991, x=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=0.25*6 +4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=1.5+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=5.5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "applying the same linear model  1997 x=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=0.25*12+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=3+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=7<BR>\n" );
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