document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1132548>Question 1132548</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  The linear function f(x)=0.01x+57.7 models the global average temperature of Earth, f(x), in degrees Fahrenheit, x years after 1995. Find the slope and describe what this means in terms of the rate of change. Be sure to use appropriate units. THANK YOU </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Temperature has increased 0.01 degree each year since 1995; and average was  57.7 F in 1995. </SPAN>\n" );
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