document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=335598>Question 335598</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A small college had 2546 students in 1998, and2702 students in 2000. IF the enrollment follows a linear growth pattern, how many students will the college have in 2004? Let x be the number of years since 1998. ( In 1998, x=0) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #240651 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><B>nyc_function(2741)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=nyc_function><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=240651\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let us represent the total enrollment in any year by the general linear expression,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E = A + Bx where x is the number of years since 1998, and A, B are constants<BR>\n" );
document.write( "when x=0 (ie in 1998), enrollment E = 2546<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so, 2546 = A +0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so, A = 2546\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in 2000, ie when x=2, enrollment was 2702<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so, 2702 = 2546 +B*2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or, 2B = 2702 - 2546<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or, B = 98<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SO, E= 2546 +98x is the expression for enrollment<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In 2004, x=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so, Enrollment = 2546 +98*6 = 3134<BR>\n" );
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