A drum used for percussion has sides modeled by a hyperbola. The total height of the drum is 35 inches. The diameter at the top of the drum is 16 inches, and the minimum diameter is 8 inches, occurring at a height of 22 inches. Determine the equation of a hyperbola that models the sides of the drum assuming that the center of the hyperbola occurs at the height where the diameter is the least.

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?