Statins are used to keep cholesterol in check and are a top-selling drug in the U.S. The equation: S 1.4x = 5.6 gives the amount of sales (S) of statin in billions of dollars x years after 1998. According to this equation, how much will/did people in the U.S. spend on statins in the year 2007? Answer: People in the U.S. will spend billion dollars on statins in 2007.

Statins are used to keep cholesterol in check and are a top-selling drug in the U.S. The equation: S 1.4x = 5.6 gives the amount of sales (S) of statin in billions of dollars x years after 1998. According to this equation, how much will/did people in the U.S. spend on statins in the year 2007? Answer: People in the U.S. will spend billion dollars on statins in 2007.

Elementary Algebra

17th Edition

ISBN:9780998625713

Author:Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith

Publisher:Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith

Chapter8: Rational Expressions And Equations

Section8.9: Use Direct And Inverse Variation

Problem 8.174TI: The distance a moving body travels, d, varies directly with time, t, it moves. A train travels 100...

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