document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=436810>Question 436810</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you help me figure out how to do this?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In 1995, the life expectancy of males in a certain country was 72.7 years. In 2002, it was 75.0 years. Let E represent the life expectancy in year t and let t represent the number of years since 1995.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The linear function that fits the data is E(t)=? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #302173 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=302173\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In 1995, the life expectancy of males in a certain country was 72.7 years. In 2002, it was 75.0 years. Let E represent the life expectancy in year t and let t represent the number of years since 1995.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The linear function that fits the data is E(t)=?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1995 = 72.7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2002= 75\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in 7 years it increased by 2.3 years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in 1 year it increased by 2.3/7=0.328 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "E(t) = 72.7 + 0.328t\r<BR>\n" );
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