document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=808844>Question 808844</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The equation y=-90x + 1440 represents the time (in minutes) left after x games of a tournament.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1) Graph the equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2) Interpret the x-intercept and slope.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Not sure how to answer questions one and two based on the equation given.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #487268 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=487268\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The minus sign in front of the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+90x+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+90x+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  means<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that the line slopes from the upper left to <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the lower right. Here's a plot:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+y+=+-90x+%2B+1440+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+y+=+-90x+%2B+1440+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+graph%28+400%2C+400%2C+-10%2C+30%2C+-100%2C+1600%2C+-90x+%2B+1440+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+graph%28+400%2C+400%2C+-10%2C+30%2C+-100%2C+1600%2C+-90x+%2B+1440+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The negative slope means that as the number of games, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "increases, the number of minutes remaining decreases.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "At the x-intercept, the number of minutes remaining is zero,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so all the games, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x+=+16+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+=+16+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, have been played, and <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the tournament is over.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Note that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+0+=+-90%2A16+%2B+1440+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+0+=+-90%2A16+%2B+1440+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, no minutes remaining.\r<BR>\n" );
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