document.write( "Question 1137804: In a certain country, total alcoholic beverage sales are reported throughout the year. Sales were reported as $110.9 billion at the beginning of 2005 and $131.7 billion at the beginning of 2008.
\n" ); document.write( "(a) Let the x-axis denote time and the y-axis denote the amount of alcohol sales (in billions). Let xequals0 correspond to 2005. Fill in the blanks: The given data is represented by the points (____,110.9) and (3,____).
\n" ); document.write( "(b) Find the linear equation determined by the two points in part (a).
\n" ); document.write( "(c) Use the equation in part (b) to estimate the alcohol sales produced in 2007.
\n" ); document.write( "(d) If the model remains accurate, in what year will reported alcohol sales reach $150 billion?
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Points (x,y) are (0, 110.9) and (3, 131.7).\r
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