document.write( "Question 960841: An ice cream store made a profit of $35700 in 1990 and a profit of $85360 in 2008. Write an equation that can be used to predict the profit, y, in terms of the year, x. Let x=0 represent the year 1990.
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An ice cream store made a profit of $35700 in 1990 and a profit of $85360 in 2008. Write an equation that can be used to predict the profit, y, in terms of the year, x. Let x=0 represent the year 1990.
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\n" ); document.write( "You have 2 points relating profit to year:: (8,85360) and (0,35700)
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\n" ); document.write( "Equation:
\n" ); document.write( "P(x) = (85360/35700)t + 35700
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\n" ); document.write( " • Predict the profit for the year 2011.
\n" ); document.write( "P(11) = (85360/35700)(11)+35700 = $35726.30
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\n" ); document.write( " • What does the y-intercept represent in the context of this problem?
\n" ); document.write( "P(0) = 35700 is the profit in year 1990
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\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H.
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