document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=978232>Question 978232</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Over a 3 week period, the price of an MP3 player dropped steadily, from $126 to $90.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What signed number represents the average weekly change in the price of the MP3 player over this period?\r<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 #599704 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=599704\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Change in price: 90 - 126 = -36\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice how the result is negative\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Change in weeks = 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Average weekly change = (change in price)/(change in weeks)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Average weekly change = (-36)/(3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Average weekly change = <font color=\"red\">-12</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So that means the MP3 player dropped in price by $12 each week. </SPAN>\n" );
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