document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=97123>Question 97123</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am really bad at word problems... If you can give detialed steps it would be great.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     The average price of a movie ticke, in dollars, can be estimated by the function P given by: P(x)= 0.115522x-298.592 where x is the year. So, P(2000) is the price of a ticket in the year 2000. Use the function to find the price of a ticket in the years 2007 and 2010. Round to the nearest penny. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I thought it would be solved by 0.15522(2007)-298.592, but this is not the correct answer. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I thought it would be solved by 0.15522(2007)-298.592, but this is not the correct answer.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Something is wrong.  I checked your equation and found <BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(2000) = -67.55<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That doesn't sound right for the average price of a <BR>\n" );
document.write( "movie ticket.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check the problem statement again.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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