document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=503654>Question 503654</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if the score of a standardized test declines 1.18 per year since 1966, the average score was 542 in 1966, how would i write a linear equation to estimate the score,s, in terms of x years after 1966? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Slope is the change in test scores per year = -1.18<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "score = 542-1.18x where x is the number of years after 1966<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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