the gross income of a business over time can be represented as a set of ordered pairs in which the first element, X , is the number of the yearand the second element Y is the gross income. The gross income is given for years 1 and . A constant rate of change is expected for the next several years.
Year 1 (1997) Gross income (in 1000's) = $27
Year 2 (1998) Gross income (in 1000's) = $21
The ordered pair that represents the year and gross income for 1997 is ( , )

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the gross income of a business over time can be represented as a set of ordered pairs in which the first element, X , is the number of the yearand the second element Y is the gross income. The gross income is given for years 1 and . A constant rate of change is expected for the next several years. 
Year 1 (1997) Gross income (in 1000's) = $27
Year 2 (1998) Gross income (in 1000's) = $21
The ordered pair that represents the year and gross income for 1997 is (   ,   )

anonymous · Answer

i put that in and my hw online said its wrong it wants me to simplify my answer and type a integer or a decimal.

anonymous · Answer

ok type this (1, 27000)

anonymous · Answer

dont put the dollar sign

anonymous · Answer

it came out to be 1 and 27 only then it asked me for year two and i put 2 and 21 and now it asks me the linear equation y=mx+b relating gross income and years is y=?x+?

anonymous · Answer

I see. It wants the income in units of thousands so 27 means 27,000.

anonymous · Answer

so how would i put that in y=mx+b format?