document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=999094>Question 999094</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello People,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Trying to figure out and understand graphs, here is my question.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Please Help! I working on a two-step process. Thanking you in advance.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write the equation for this situation: the value, y, in hundreds of dollars, of Allen’s stamp collection, is 2 dollars more than 2/3 of the age, x (in years).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then graph the equation and use the graph to determine the value of Allen’s coin collection if it is 3 years old.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Betty\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 #616841 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=616841\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y = 2/3 * x + 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if x = 0, then y = 2/3 * 0 + 2 = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if x = 1, then y = 2/3 * 1 + 2 = 2/3 + 2 = 2/3 + 6/3 = 8/3 = 2 and 2/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if x = 2, then y = 2/3 * 2 + 2 = 4/3 + 2 = 4/3 + 6/3 = 10/3 = 3 and 1/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if x = 3, then y = 2/3 * 3 + 2 = 6/3 + 2 = 6/3 + 6/3 = 12/3 = 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the graph of the equation looks like t his:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" src = \"http://theo.x10hosting.com/2015/102605.jpg\" alt=\"$$$\" </>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when allen's collection is 3 years old, it's value of 400 dollars.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that's because the value of y is in hundreds of dollars.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you could also have graphed this as:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 200/3 * x + 200, in which case the value of y would have been in dollars.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the graph of that equation is shown below:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" src = \"http://theo.x10hosting.com/2015/102606.jpg\" alt=\"$$$\" </>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in order to see that, you needed to change the scale of your y-axis from each unit representing 1 to each unit representing 100.\r<BR>\n" );
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