SOLUTION: Write the equation for this situation. The population, p, in the thousands, can be approximated by the sum of 5 and one third times the years since 1985, d. Then graph the equatio

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Question 426075: Write the equation for this situation. The population, p, in the thousands, can be approximated by the sum of 5 and one third times the years since 1985, d. Then graph the equation and use the graph to determine the popluation in the town in 1995. Please show all of your work.
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P = (1/3)x + 5