SOLUTION: The amount of credit card debt that Svetlana has can be estimated by using the equation D = −100m + 5900 where D is the credit card debt in dollars m months after starting

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Question 1136038: The amount of credit card debt that Svetlana has can be estimated by using the equation
D = −100m + 5900
where D is the credit card debt in dollars m months after starting to pay her credit cards off.
Find the m intercept for the equation.
Answer by greenestamps(13200) About Me  (Show Source):
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The m-intercept is the value of m (number of months) when D (her debt) becomes 0.

0 = -100m+5900
100m = 5900
m = 59

Her credit card debt will be paid off after 59 months.

More precisely, since the problem says -100m+5900 is an ESTIMATE of her credit card debt, her credit card debt will be paid off in ABOUT 59 months.