SOLUTION: if the score of a standardized test declines 1.18 per year since 1966, the average score was 542 in 1966, how would i write a linear equation to estimate the score,s, in terms of x

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Question 503654: if the score of a standardized test declines 1.18 per year since 1966, the average score was 542 in 1966, how would i write a linear equation to estimate the score,s, in terms of x years after 1966?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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if the score of a standardized test declines 1.18 per year since 1966, the average score was 542 in 1966, how would i write a linear equation to estimate the score,s, in terms of x years after 1966?
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Slope is the change in test scores per year = -1.18
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Equation:
score = 542-1.18x where x is the number of years after 1966
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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