document.write( "Question 403380: The business opened with a debt of $2300. After 5 years, it accumulated profit of $3300. Find the profit as a function of time , knowing the profit function is linear \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #285252 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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The debt can be thought of as a negative profit
\n" ); document.write( "Plot profit, $\"p\"$ on the vertical axis and $\"t\"$ , years
\n" ); document.write( "on the horizontal axis
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28p+-+%28-2300%29%29+%2F+%28t+-+0%29+=+%283300+-+%28-2300%29%29+%2F+%285+-+0%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28p+%2B+2300%29+%2F+t+=+5600+%2F+5\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5%2A%28p+%2B+2300%29+=+5600t\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5p+%2B+11500+=+5600t\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5p+=+5600t+-+11500\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"p%28t%29+=+1120t+-+2300\"$
\n" ); document.write( "check answer:
\n" ); document.write( "After $\"5\"$ years:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"p%285%29+=+1120%2A5+-+2300\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"p%285%29+=+5600+-+2300\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"p%285%29+=+3300\"$
\n" ); document.write( "OK \n" ); document.write( "

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