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document.write( "  The Environmental Protection Agency lists among its \"Climate Change Indicators\" the increase in severity of wildfires in the U.S. over time.  In 1995, the total area burned by wildfires was 2.1 million acres.  In 2011, the total area burned by wildfires was 8.5 million acres.  Write a linear equation in slope-intercept form that models this growth.  Let x stand for the number of years after 1995 and let y stand for the total area burned by wildfires in millions of acres.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #748498 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39623)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=748498\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Points (x,y);<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x, years since 1995<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y, area burned, in MILLIONS OF ACRES<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(0, 2.1) and  (16, 8.5)\r<BR>\n" );
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