SOLUTION: A high school had 1200 students enrolled in 2003 and 1500 students in 2006. If the student population P;growth as a linear function of time t, where t is the number of years after

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Question 632745: A high school had 1200 students enrolled in 2003 and 1500 students in 2006. If the student population P;growth as a linear function of time t, where t is the number of years after 2003.
a.) How many students will be enrolled in the school in 2010?
b.) Find a linear function that relates the student population to the time t.
Answer by reviewermath(1029) About Me  (Show Source):
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slope = %281500+-+1200%29%2F%282006+-+2003%29 = 100
a. P(7) =highlight%281900%29
b. highlight%28P%28t%29+=+100t+%2B+1200%29