Caroline opens a savings account at her local bank. She plans to put of her net paycheck
10
in her savings account every week. In June, her
paychecks are $164.69, $177.86, $187.74,
and $163.04. How much money did Caroline
put in her savings account in June?

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?