document.write( "Question 69669: Word problem-The number of case of HIV/AIDS worldwide is modeled by the equation y=2x+33, where y represents the number of HIV/AIDS cases, in millions, and x reprsents the number of years since 1999 (i.e., the beginning of 1999 corresponds to x=0). \r
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document.write( "a) Going by the equation, how many people with HIV/AIDS were there in 2002?
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document.write( "b) If it continues, in what year will the number of cases reach 60 million?
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document.write( "c) How much do the number of people with HIV/AIDS increase or decrease each year?
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document.write( "d) Graph the equation, for the years between 1999 and 2019? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #49635 by tutorcecilia(2152)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! y=2x+33 [plug-in the values for x and solve for y] \n" ); document.write( "y=2(0)+33 [x=0 in 1999; solve for y] \n" ); document.write( "y=33Million \n" ); document.write( "Create a table of values: \n" ); document.write( "x........................y \n" ); document.write( "1999(0)......33M \n" ); document.write( "2000(1)......35M \n" ); document.write( "2001(2)......37M \n" ); document.write( "2002(3)......39 \n" ); document.write( "2003(4).......41 \n" ); document.write( "2004(5).......43 \n" ); document.write( "2005(6).......45 \n" ); document.write( "2006(7).......47 \n" ); document.write( "etc.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "a) Going by the equation, how many people with HIV/AIDS were there in 2002? \n" ); document.write( "y=2x+33 [plug-in x=3 (2002) and solve for y] \n" ); document.write( "y-2(3)+33 \n" ); document.write( "y=6+33 \n" ); document.write( "y=39Million cases \n" ); document.write( ".\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "b) If it continues, in what year will the number of cases reach 60 million? \n" ); document.write( "y=2x+33 [Let y=60M and solve for x] \n" ); document.write( "60=2x+33 \n" ); document.write( "60-33=2x \n" ); document.write( "27=2x \n" ); document.write( "27/2=2x/2 \n" ); document.write( "13.5=x or year 2012.5\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( ".c) How much do the number of people with HIV/AIDS increase or decrease each year? \n" ); document.write( "Use the slope to solve. \n" ); document.write( "m=2 or m=2/1 \n" ); document.write( "So for every one year, 2 million cases are added. \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "d) Graph the equation, for the years between 1999 and 2019? \n" ); document.write( "For 2019, let x=20 \n" ); document.write( "y=2(20)+33 \n" ); document.write( "y=40+33 \n" ); document.write( "y=73\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |