SOLUTION: a company had sales of $500,000 in 1996 and sales of $720,000 in 1998. use the midpoint formula to find the company"s sales in 1997.

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Question 1035151: a company had sales of $500,000 in 1996 and sales of $720,000 in 1998. use the midpoint formula to find the company"s sales in 1997.
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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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a company had sales of $500,000 in 1996 and sales of $720,000 in 1998. use the midpoint formula to find the company"s sales in 1997.
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(500,000 + 720,000)/2 = 250000+360000 = 610,000
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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The midpoint formula is
(x[mid], y[mid]) = %28x%5B1%5D%2Bx%5B2%5D%29%2F2,+%28y%5B1%5D%2By%5B2%5D%29%2F2
so that (500,000 + 720,000)/2 = $610,000
Of course (1996 + 1998)/2 = 1997