52.
Increasing life expectancy. A smoker is 15 times more likely to die of lung cancer than a nonsmoker. An ex-smoker who stopped smoking t years ago is w times more likely to die of lung cancer than a nonsmoker, where

w = 15 – t.
Graph the equation and use the graph to estimate how much more likely it is for Sandy to die of lung cancer than Polly, if Polly never smoked and Sandy quit yr ago.

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52.
Increasing life expectancy. A smoker is 15 times more likely to die of lung cancer than a nonsmoker. An ex-smoker who stopped smoking t years ago is w times more likely to die of lung cancer than a nonsmoker, where

w = 15 – t.
Graph the equation and use the graph to estimate how much more likely it is for Sandy to die of lung cancer than Polly, if Polly never smoked and Sandy quit  yr ago.

anonymous · Answer

Can somebody please help me with this

anonymous · Answer

yes i can

anonymous · Answer

did u try graphing 15-t

anonymous · Answer

first equation is smoker to non smoker
y=15t
second is quitter to non smoker
w=15-t
y=wx
y=(15-t)x