document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=366947>Question 366947</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The Cancer rate (number of deaths per 100,000 people) in the united states can be approximated by the equation y= -2.2x +216, where x is the number of years since 1990.solve this equation for x. Use this new equation to determine in which year the approximate cancer death rate will be 150 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #261668 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><B>nyc_function(2741)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><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=nyc_function><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=261668\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y = -2.2x + 216\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y - 216 = -2.2x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(y - 216)/-2.2 = x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let y = 150 and solve for x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(150 - 216)/-2.2 = x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "30 = x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1990 + 30 = the year 2020.\r<BR>\n" );
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