The nationwide enrollment of schools has been increasing since 1995. The expression 0.48x+39.07 can be used to find the enrollment (in millions) in the year 1995 + x. Find the year when the enrollment reaches 44 million.

The year in which the enrollment reaches 44 million is _. (Round up to the nearest year.)

Question

The nationwide enrollment of schools has been increasing since 1995. The expression 0.48x+39.07 can be used to find the enrollment (in millions) in the year 1995 + x. Find the year when the enrollment reaches 44 million.

The year in which the enrollment reaches 44 million is _. (Round up to the nearest year.)

anonymous · Answer

44 000 = 0.48x + 39.07

anonymous · Answer

ok i have the answer its 2005 but they're saying its 2006 i dont understand why. the complete answer would have been 2005.27 so how is that anywhere close to 2006 when you round