document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1073283>Question 1073283</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> mary has a hamburger stand in town. she says there is a linear relationship between the price (P) of hamburgers and number sold (X) i.e. x= ap+b. at N$10 she sells 1360 hamburgers per month, but only 510 when she doubles the price.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a) Find a and b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) how many hamburgers will be sold of at N$16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(c) What price will ensure sales of 1000 hamburgers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(d) what is the maximum possible price<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #688165 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</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=688165\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=ap%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=ap%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x, number sold<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p, price\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Points might be thought order pairs, (p,x).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The description using that form of equation gives this system:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify and solve for a and b. </SPAN>\n" );
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