Statins are used to keep cholesterol in check and are a top-selling drug in the U.S. The equation: S – 1.5x : 6.1 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 2016? Answer: People in the U.S. will spend billion dollars on statins in 2016.

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Statins are used to keep cholesterol in check and are a
top-selling drug in the U.S. The equation:
S – 1.5x
: 6.1
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 2016?
Answer: People in the U.S. will spend
billion dollars on statins in 2016.
Transcribed Image Text:Statins are used to keep cholesterol in check and are a top-selling drug in the U.S. The equation: S – 1.5x : 6.1 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 2016? Answer: People in the U.S. will spend billion dollars on statins in 2016.
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