HOW DO YOU SOLVE THIS ??
in 1990 tampa,florida, had a population of 280,015.from 1990 through 1996, the population increased at an average rate of about 850 per year . write a linear model for the population of tampa

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HOW DO YOU SOLVE THIS ??
in 1990 tampa,florida, had a population of 280,015.from 1990 through 1996, the population increased at an average rate of about 850 per year . write a linear model for the population of tampa

anonymous · Answer

if x represents the number of years then the population will be:
y = 850(x) + 280,015

check: 1990 (i.e. year 0)
y = 850(0) + 280,015 = 280,015
1991 (i.e. year 1)
y = 850(1) + 280,015 = 850 + 280,015 =280,865