A company set aside a certain amount
of money in the year 2000. The
company spent exactly exactly $45,000
from that fund each year on perks for
its employees. In 2003, there was still
$623,000 left in the fund.
Let x be the number of years since
2000, and let y be the amount of
money left in the fund that year. Use a
linear equation to model the amount of
money left in the fund after so many
years.
a. The linear model's slope-intercept equation is ___
b. In the year 2009, there was ___ left in the fund
c. In the year ___, the fund will be empty
