document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1119844>Question 1119844</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The first known use of the word \"podcast\" occurred in the US in 2004. By 2007, 27% of IS consumers were aware of podcasting and by 2015 that number had grown to 49%. Write a linear equation in slope-intercept form that models this growth. Let x stand for the number of years after 2007 and let y stand for the percentage of US consumers aware of podcasting.\r<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 #735511 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=735511\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2004, 0 known<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2007, 27%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2015, 49%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This becomes (0, 27) and (8, 49)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "point-slope formula y-y1=m(x-x1) m slope (x1, y1) a point.  Slope is 22/8 or 11/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-27=(11/4)x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=2.75x+27 ANSWER<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in 2007, x=0 and y=27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in 2015, x=8 and y=49 </SPAN>\n" );
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