document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1010793>Question 1010793</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A company has a manufacturing plant that is producing quality USB drives. They find that in order to produce 160 USB drives in a month, it will cost $3600. Also, to produce 490 USB drives in a month, it will cost $6900. Find an equation in the form y=mx+b, where x is the number of USB drives produced in a month and y is the monthly cost to do so. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #626599 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39629)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=626599\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Points (x,y) are (160, 3600) and (490, 6900).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "pick either point.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=3600-%2833%2F53%29%2A160=3500 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=3600-%2833%2F53%29%2A160=3500\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, if to four significant figures\r<BR>\n" );
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