document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=285666>Question 285666</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> write an eqation for a line that best fits that can represent the relationship between the year(x) and the population(y).Let x represent the number of years since 1990.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the chart is : \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "      year(x)   : 1980   :  1990  :   2000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "population(y)   : 226   :    248.7  :   281.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(in millions) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "And what is an eqation? </SPAN>\n" );
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