document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1193676>Question 1193676</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Average starting salaries for students majoring in business have been increasing. The equation which predict average starting salary is<BR>\n" );
document.write( " S = 20,250 + 1,050t <BR>\n" );
document.write( " where s equals average starting salary and t is time measured in years since 1990 (t = 0). a. Identify s and t intercepts for this cquation. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. Interpret these values where they are meaningful.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #825714 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=825714\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> equation is S = 20,250 + 1,050 * t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s is the average starting salary.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t is the number of years from 1990.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t =  0 references the year 1990.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 1, 1991, etc.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the S intercept is the value of S when t = 0.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that makes the S intercept 20,250.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the equation tells you what the average starting salary is for students majoring in business, by the number of years from 1990.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in 1990, the average starting salary is 20,250.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in 2000, the average starting salary is 20,250 + 1,050 * 10 * 1,050 = 30,750.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in 2020, the average starting salary is 20,250 + 1,050 * 30 = 51,750.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "here's a graph that shows the average starting salary every 5 years from 1990 to 2000.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in the graph equation, y takes the place of S and x takes the place of t.<BR>\n" );
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