Solve the equation. Then check your solution. 1 and one-fourth = a + StartFraction 3 Over 8 EndFraction
a.
StartFraction 7 Over 8 EndFraction
c.
Negative StartFraction 7 Over 8 EndFraction
b.
Negative one-half
d.
1 and StartFraction 5 Over 8 EndFraction

Data from 2005 for various age groups show that for each $100 increase in the median weekly income for whites, the median weekly income of blacks increases by $105. also, for workers of ages 25 to 54 the median weekly income for whites was $676 and for blacks was $527. (a) let w represent the median weekly income for whites and b the median weekly income for blacks, and write the equation of the line that gives b as a linear function of w. b = (b) when the median weekly income for whites is $760, what does the equation in (a) predict for the median weekly income for blacks?