The number n of state and federal inmates in millions during year x where x ≥ 2002 can be approximated by the following formula. N= 0.05x-98.65
Determine the year in which there were 1.7 million inmates. It was in the year?

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The number n of state and federal inmates in millions during year x where x ≥  2002 can be approximated by the following formula.  N= 0.05x-98.65 
Determine the year in which there were 1.7 million inmates. It was in the year?

zzr0ck3r · Answer

you have an equation where x is the year and N is the number of inmates. They tell you to find the year when 1.7 is the number. So make N = 1.7 and solve for x
1.7=0.05x-98.65