document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1023429>Question 1023429</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There were 264 Whole Foods stores worldwide in 2008 and 399 Whole Foods stores worldwide in 2014. Write a linear equation in slope-intercept form that models this growth. Let x stand for the number of years after 2008 and let y stand for the number of Whole Foods stores worldwide. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let 2008 be the zero year:: f(0) = 264<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then 2014 is the six year:: f(6) = 399<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "slope = (399-264)/(6-0) = 22.5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation: y = 22.5x + 264<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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