SOLUTION: Sorry guys I did not finish my last post out. I am new here. This is a repost with the question I need. In 1993, the life expectancy of males in a certain country was 73.6 yea

Question 1083314: Sorry guys I did not finish my last post out. I am new here. This is a repost with the question I need.
In 1993, the life expectancy of males in a certain country was 73.6 years. In 1998, it was 77.2 years. Let E represent the life expectancy in year t and let t represent the number of years since 1993
The linear function E(t) that fits the data is
E(t)equals=____+_____ Rounded to the nearest tenth

Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Plot on the vertical axis
Plot on the horizontal axis
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Call year 1993
That makes 1998
So, you are given the 2 points:
( 0, 73.6 )
( 5, 77.2 )
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You can use the general point-slope formula

Multiply both sides by

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check answer:
Does it go through ( 5, 77.2 ) ?

OK
Does it go through ( 0, 73.6 ) ?

OK
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