document.write( "Question 978812: The logarithmic function f(x) = -300 + 83 ln x models the number of visitors (in millions) to U.S. museums from 1960 to 2010, where x is the number of years since 1960. Is this function increasing or decreasing?\r
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The natural log function, ln(x), is an increasing function. So the overall function f(x) is also increasing since the ln(x) portion is positive. \n" ); document.write( "

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