SOLUTION: Show all work as you solve the linear modeling problem below. There were 3291 Walmart stores in the US in 2006 and 4677 Walmart stores in the US in 2017. Write a linear equation

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Question 1087865: Show all work as you solve the linear modeling problem below.
There were 3291 Walmart stores in the US in 2006 and 4677 Walmart stores in the US in 2017. Write a linear equation in slope-intercept form that models this growth. Let x stand for the number of years after 2006 and let y stand for the number of Walmart stores in the US.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Two points, (0, 3291) and (11, 4677); find equation for their line.

m=%284677-3291%29%2F11

b=3291

y=mx%2Bb------simplify m and substitute the slope and y-intercept.