OpenStax, Algebra and Trigonometry 2e §4.2 Modeling with Linear Functions · Exercise 13 · Algebra · Graphs

Modeling with Linear Functions · Exercise 13

Consider this scenario: A town’s population has been decreasing at a constant rate. In 2010 the population was 5,900. By 2012 the population had dropped to 4,700. Assume this trend continues.

Predict the population in 2016.

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OpenStax, Algebra and Trigonometry 2e · §4.2 Modeling with Linear Functions · Exercise 13

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