document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1035151>Question 1035151</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a company had sales of $500,000 in 1996 and sales of $720,000 in 1998. use the midpoint formula to find the company\"s sales in 1997. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #649763 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=649763\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The midpoint formula is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x[mid], y[mid]) = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5B1%5D%2Bx%5B2%5D%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5B1%5D%2Bx%5B2%5D%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28y%5B1%5D%2By%5B2%5D%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28y%5B1%5D%2By%5B2%5D%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "so that (500,000 + 720,000)/2 = $610,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Of course (1996 + 1998)/2 = 1997 </SPAN>\n" );
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