SOLUTION: During the first year of opening his law firm, a lawyer served 46 clients. In the second year, his number of clients grew to 62. If a linear trend continues, write an equation that

Question 1053472: During the first year of opening his law firm, a lawyer served 46 clients. In the second year, his number of clients grew to 62. If a linear trend continues, write an equation that gives the number of clients c the lawyer will have t years after beginning his firm.
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Answer by jorel555(1290) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If the number of clients per year is c, then:
c=46+(62-46)t or 46+16t. ☺☺☺☺
Answer by MathTherapy(10552) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

During the first year of opening his law firm, a lawyer served 46 clients. In the second year, his number of clients grew to 62. If a linear trend continues, write an equation that gives the number of clients c the lawyer will have t years after beginning his firm.

, where t = time, in years
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