document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1136038>Question 1136038</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The amount of credit card debt that Svetlana has can be estimated by using the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D = −100m + 5900\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where D is the credit card debt in dollars m months after starting to pay her credit cards off.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the m intercept for the equation.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The m-intercept is the value of m (number of months) when D (her debt) becomes 0.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 = -100m+5900<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100m = 5900<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 59<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Her credit card debt will be paid off after 59 months.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "More precisely, since the problem says -100m+5900 is an ESTIMATE of her credit card debt, her credit card debt will be paid off in ABOUT 59 months. </SPAN>\n" );
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