document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=457353>Question 457353</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Market research has shown that at a price  of $230, 100 number of plasma TV’s are sold and if the price is reduced to $190, then 200 number of TV’s are sold.  Find the equation that represents this demand curve and state in the form of p=mx+b (Slope Intercept Form of a Linear Equation).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I came up with a few possible answers for this question.  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m=(p2-p1)/(x2-x1)=(190-230)/(200-100)= -2/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p= -2/5x+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=270<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p= -2/5x+270<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=-0.4+270 or would I leave it as -2/5x+270?  Im really confused!!! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #313930 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lwsshak3><B>lwsshak3(11628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lwsshak3><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=313930\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You did the problem correctly, figuring out the slope and y-intercept. There is no difference between expressing the slope in decimal or fraction form.  </SPAN>\n" );
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