SOLUTION: There were 239 Krispy Kreme Doughnuts stores in the US in 2002 and 251 Krispy Kreme Doughnuts stores in the US in 2007. Write a linear equation in slope-intercept form that models

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Question 1071326: There were 239 Krispy Kreme Doughnuts stores in the US in 2002 and 251 Krispy Kreme Doughnuts stores in the US in 2007. Write a linear equation in slope-intercept form that models this growth. Let x stand for the number of years after 2002 and let you stand for the number of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts stores in the US.
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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239 in 2002, x=0
251 in 2007,x=5
slope is 12/5
point slope formula y-y1=m(x-x1), where (x1,y1) is point
y-239=(12/5)x
y=(12/5)x+239
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