document.write( "Question 1174630: in regression line y=a+bx,y denominates the telephone bill amount and x denominates the units consumed.when 200 unit were consumed the Bill amount was Tsh 2500000 And when 500 unit were consumed the bill amount was tsh 4900000 find a and b \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=a%2Bbx\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+\"denominates the telephone bill amount
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "\"x\" denominates the units consumed\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "given: \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "when \"x=200\" unit were consumed the Bill amount was Tsh \"y=2500000\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"2500000=a%2B200b\".............eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and when \"500\" unit were consumed the bill amount was tsh \"y=4900000\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"4900000=a%2B500b\".............eq.2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " to find \"a\" and \"b\" solve system\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2500000=a%2B200b\".............eq.1
\n" ); document.write( " \"4900000=a%2B500b\".............eq.2
\n" ); document.write( "--------------------------------------------------subtract eq.1 from eq.2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4900000-2500000=a-a%2B500b-200b\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2400000=+300b\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b=2400000%2F300\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b=8000\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "go to\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2500000=a%2B200b\".............eq.1, substitute \"b\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2500000=a%2B200%2A8000\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2500000=a%2B1600000\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2500000-1600000=a\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a=900000\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and, your equation is:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"y=900000%2B8000x\"\r
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