The equation, represents the winning prize money, in thousands, for first place in the Indianapolis 500 auto race. x represents the number of years after 1911, the first year. What is the value for 1911 (x = 0)? This is the prize money, in thousands. For instance, if you got 23, this represents $23,000.

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The equation,  represents the winning prize money, in thousands, for first place in the Indianapolis 500 auto race. x represents the number of years after 1911, the first year. What is the value for 1911 (x = 0)? This is the prize money, in thousands. For instance, if you got 23, this represents $23,000.

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$$\{\text {prize}\}=$1000(\{\text{years a.d.}\}-1911)$$