document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=10597>Question 10597</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I believe this is a slope intercept type of word problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A small business predicts its revenue growth by a straight-line method with a slope of $50,000 per year. In its fifth year, it had revenues of $330,000. Find an equation that describes the relationship between revenues, R, and the number of years, T, since it opened for business.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How do I set this up? What answer did you get? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #5625 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathmaven53><B>mathmaven53(29)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathmaven53><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=5625\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We have points (T,R) on the line \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " R = mT + b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " m = 50000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  When T=5,R = 330000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  50000*5 + b = 330000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " b = 80000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " R = 50000T + 80000<BR>\n" );
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