document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=924083>Question 924083</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Annual consumption of bottled water in the United States is given in the table. Let C(t) be the billions of gallons consumed t years since 1990.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Year	Bottled water consumption (billions of gallons<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1990	2.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1992	2.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1994	3.0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1996	3.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1998	4.1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2000	4.9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2002	6.0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2003	6.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) Create a scattergram for the data on your calculator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) Graph the function C(t)=.016t^2+.116t+2.184 on the same window as your scatterplot.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c) Does the model fit the data?  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d) Find C(24) and interpret its meaning. (Round the value to two decimal places.)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The bottled water consumption in the year  will be  billion gallons.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "need help with getting the first part of d for the years dont get how you get that I got the rest.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Re TY<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The bottled water consumption in the year will be ___ billion gallons???<BR>\n" );
document.write( "missing a C(t) value??? Like 10 etc<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d) C(24)=.016t^2+.116t+2.184 = = 14.18  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "t years since 1990:    1990 + 24 = 2104<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The bottled water consumption in the year 2104 will be 14.18 billion gallons.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(this is true naturally) </SPAN>\n" );
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