document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1153735>Question 1153735</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a certain​ country, total alcoholic beverage sales are reported throughout the year. Sales were reported as ​$115.1 billion at the beginning of 2005 and ​$130.8 billion at the beginning of 2007.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a) Let the x-axis denote time and the y-axis denote the amount of alcohol sales (in billions). Let x=0 correspond to 2005. Fill in the blanks: The given data is represented by the points (____,115.1) and (2,____).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) Find the linear equation determined by the two points in part (a)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(c) Use the equation in part (b) to estimate the alcohol sales produced in 2006.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(d) If the model remains accurate, in what year will reported alcohol sales reach $170 billion? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #776014 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=776014\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You can start with the two described ordered  pair   (2005, 115.1) & (2007, 130.8):  OR instead as  (0, 115.1) & (2, 130.8) if you want x at 0 to stand for year 2005. </SPAN>\n" );
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