document.write( "Question 50335: I can not figure out how to exactly put this problem into an Linear equation, basically because i don't know where the numbers fit into the equation. So here is the problem.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The number of married couples in the United States in 1995 was 53.9 million. Im 2000, the number of married couples grew to 55.3 million. Write a linear equation that gives the number of married couples in terms of the year. Let x represent the year with x=5 corresponding to 1995.
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The number of married couples in the United States in 1995 was 53.9 million. Im 2000, the number of married couples grew to 55.3 million. Write a linear equation that gives the number of married couples in terms of the year. Let x represent the year with x=5 corresponding to 1995.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "You are given two points and asked to find the equation.
\n" ); document.write( "Points are (5,53.9) and (10,55.3)
\n" ); document.write( "You want y=mx+b and need to find m and b.
\n" ); document.write( "m=[55.3-53.9]/[10-5]
\n" ); document.write( "=1.4/5=0.28
\n" ); document.write( "Using (5,53.9)and m=0.28 you can solve for b as follows:
\n" ); document.write( "53.9=(0.28)(5)+b
\n" ); document.write( "b=52.5
\n" ); document.write( "EQUATION:
\n" ); document.write( "y=0.28x+52.5\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H.
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