document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1009718>Question 1009718</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Show all work as you solve the linear modeling problem below.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There were 5475 CVS stores in the US in 2005 and 7250 CVS stores in the US in 2010. Write a linear equation in slope-intercept form that models this growth. Let x stand for the number of years after 2005 and let y = the number of CVS stores in the US. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #625258 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=625258\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x=year<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=stores<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2005/5475<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2010/7250<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope is 1775/5=355<BR>\n" );
document.write( "use point slope formula<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-y1=355(x-x1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-5475=355(x-2005)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-5475=355x-711775<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=355x-706300.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If 2005=0 and 2010=5,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-5475=355x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=355x+5475 </SPAN>\n" );
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