document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=771328>Question 771328</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The number of years a person born in the United States is expected to live can be approximated by the equation y=0.189x+70.8, where x is the number of years since 1970. Solve this equation for x. Use this new equation to determine in which year the approximate life expectancy will be 80.9 years. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "80.9 = 0.189x+70.8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.189x = 10.1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 53.4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then year is:  1970 + 53.4 = 2023.4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer Year 2023\r<BR>\n" );
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