document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1037673>Question 1037673</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The population of a town can be represented by the formula P(t) = 67.35 - 3t/8, where P(t) represents the population, in thousands, and t is the time in years since 1980. Identify the slope and the y-intercep </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First, write this in y=mx+b form. In that case, m is the slope, and b is the Y-intercept. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, you can just read off the slope and Y-intercept from this equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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