document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1039099>Question 1039099</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the percentage of sexual harassment charges filed by men has increased approximately linearly from 9.8% in 1995 to 16.5 percent in 2002. Let P be the percentage of Sexual Harassment charges filed by men at T years.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find an equation of a linear model to describe the data.___  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #653841 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=653841\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1995=0 year (x); 9.8% (y)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2002=7 year (x), 16.5% (y)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope is change in y over change in x=6.7/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "point slope formula<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-9.8=(6.7/7)*x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=(6/7/7)x +9.8; 6.7/7=0.957; y=9.57x+9.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "check with other point<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-16.5=(0.957)(x-7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-16.5=0.957x-6.70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=0.957x+9.8, where x is the years after 1995 or year-1995 and y is the per cent of charges </SPAN>\n" );
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