Question

Average hourly earnings of production workers at Nussbaum Steel from 1996 through 2002 approximately by the equation y=0.498x-973.2, where x represents the year and y represents the hourly earnings. What are the approximate average hourly earnings in 1998

Answer 1

The answer is: " $ 21.80 " .
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Step-by-step explanation:
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Given the equation;
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y = (0.498)x - 973.2 ;

We plug in "1998" (the year) for "x" ; in the equation;

to solve for get "y" ; which is our answer:
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y = (0.498)*(1998) - 973.2 ;

= 995.004 - 973.2 ;

y = 21.804 ; round to: $21.80 .
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The answer is: " $ 21.80 " .
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