a certain region is losing about 28 million acres of rain forest each year. a) find the linear function that calculates the change in acres of rain forest in millions of x years. b) find f(7) and interpret the result.
a) f(x)= ?
(Type an expression using x as a variable)
b) f(7)= ?
(Simplfy your answer)
Interpret the results,
After ___ years the region can expect to have lost about ___ million acres of rain forest.

Question

a certain region is losing about 28 million acres of rain forest each year. a) find the linear function that calculates the change in acres of rain forest in millions of x years. b) find f(7) and interpret the result. 
a) f(x)= ?
(Type an expression using x as a variable)
b) f(7)= ?
(Simplfy your answer)
Interpret the results, 
After ___ years the region can expect to have lost about ___ million acres of rain forest.

anonymous · Answer

Please help

anonymous · Answer

Think of setting up your equation like this: for every additional year (x), 28 million acres are lost.

a) f(x) = -28x

b) f(7) = -28(7) = -196
This means that after 7 years, the rain forest has lost 196 million acres.

anonymous · Answer

Thank you.

anonymous · Answer

no prob, hope that answered your question