Answer: He is saving $2.80 with each CD. He started with $1,420. The equation would be 1,000,000 = 2.8x + 1,420, and he would have to sell about 356,636 CD’s to make $1,000,000.
Explanation:
53,500 - 35,580 = 17,920
17,920 / 6,400 = 2.80 (amount saved per CD)
12,200 + 6,400 = 18,600
2.8 x 12,200 = 34,160
35,580 - 34,160 = 1,420(amount of money he started with)
(Equation):
Slope intercept form, y = mx + b
1,000,000 = 2.8x + 1,420
1,000,000 = 2.8x + 1,420
-1,420 -1,420
998,580 = 2.8x
998,580 / 2.8 = 2.8x / 2.8
356,636 = x