SOLUTION: In 2003, the tax department of a country collected about 1.952 trillion dollars. From 2003 through 2008, collections increased by (approximately) 194 billion (or 0.194 trillion) do

Question 1167663: In 2003, the tax department of a country collected about 1.952 trillion dollars. From 2003 through 2008, collections increased by (approximately) 194 billion (or 0.194 trillion) dollars per year.
Find a formula for tax collections as a linear function of time from 2003 through 2008. (Let n represent the number of years since 2003, and T represent the amount of tax collected in trillions of dollars.)
Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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T = 1952 + 194*n  billions dollars.


n = 0 corresponds the year 2003.

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