document.write( "Question 1123170: in 2009, the number of students in a large urban high school was 2370. in 2011, the number of students was 2340. if the number of students declines linearly, find the equation that represents this relationship. assume x is the year and y is the number of students. then use this equation to predict the number of students in 2015 \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #739434 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "( 0, 2370 )
\n" ); document.write( "( 2, 2340 )
\n" ); document.write( "I am calling year 2009 year 0
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\n" ); document.write( "Use the general point-slope formula
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+y+-+2370+%29+%2F+%28+x+-+0+%29+=+%28+2340+-+2370+%29+%2F+%28+2+-+0+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+y+-+2370+%29+%2F+x+=+-30+%2F+2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+y+-+2370+=+-15x+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+y+=+-15x+%2B+2370+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "2015 - 2009 = 6
\n" ); document.write( "\"+y+=+-15%2A6+%2B+2370+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+y+=+2280+\" students in 2015
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