document.write( "Question 1134613: A scientist studied the number of bears in a certain area. In 2010, there were 42 bears, and in 2012, there were 67 bears. Based on a linear model, how many bears will be in that area in 2016?
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\n" ); document.write( "A scientist studied the number of bears in a certain area. In 2010, there were 42 bears, and in 2012, there were 67 bears. Based on a linear model, how many bears will be in that area in 2016?
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Let 2010 be year 0. Then 2012 and 2016 are 2, and 6 years, respectively
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document.write( "We then get the 2 points, (0, 42) and (2, 67)
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document.write( "Applying the slope (m) formula using the 2 points above, we get: m, or slope = 12.5
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document.write( "We then get the following equation using the POINT-SLOPE formula, and the point (0, 42): 
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document.write( " ------ Substituting 6 (number of years since 2010) for x \n" );
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