document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1127187>Question 1127187</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The unemployment rate in a certain country was 5.1% in January 2004 and 7.5% in January 2005.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use this model to predict the unemployment rate in January 2006.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "*I found the model that represents the linear function: 2.4t + 5.1. And so I assumed that by subtracting 2006-2004 and plug in 2 for x would give me the estimated rate. 2.4(2) + 5.1=1.06. Can someone explain where I am going wrong?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #743530 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=743530\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the unemployment rate was 5.1% in janury of 2004 and 7.5% in january of 2005.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if you subtract 2004 from 2005, you will get 7.5% - 5.1% = 2.4%.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the equation is correct at 2.4 * T + 5.1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the number of years from 2004 to 2006 is 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you are correct by replacing T with 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the equation becomes 2.4 * 2 + 5.1 which is equal to 4.8 + 5.1 which is equal to 9.9.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i have no idea how you got 1.06.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i tried different things and the closest i got to 1.06 is that you divided 5.1 by 4.8 and got 1.0625.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if that's what you did, then you must have gotten confused as to what you were doing.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "all you had to do was make T = 2 and apply it to to formula as shown.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.4T + 5.1 is the same as 2.4 * T + 5.1 which results in 2.4 * 2 + 5.1 which results in 4.8 + 5.1 which results in 9.9.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the equation of y = 2.4 * T + 5.1 can be graphed by replacing T with x as shown below.<BR>\n" );
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