document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=544760>Question 544760</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The formula S=3x^2-18x+84 models spending by international travelers to a certain country, in billions of dollars, x years after 2000. Use the formula to determine in which years international travelers spent $60 billion </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "S=3x^2-18x+84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60=3x^2-18x+84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x^2-18x+24=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-6x+8=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-4)(x-2)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4 and x=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ans:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Years international travelers spent $60 billion=2004 and 2002 </SPAN>\n" );
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