document.write( "Question 1146741: From 2000 through 2014, the percentage of Americans living below the poverty level is given approximately by P = 11.36 + 0.28t, where t is the time, in years, since 2000.†\r
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document.write( "(a)According to this model, what percentage of Americans lived below the poverty level in 2010? (The actual number is 15.1%.)
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document.write( "_________ % *I answered this question with 14.16% and it is correct. I just need help on part B below.\r
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document.write( "(b)What is the slope of this linear function?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #768014 by josgarithmetic(39623)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! P = 11.36 + 0.28t\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(a)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "t=10 for year 2010. \n" ); document.write( "Substitute and evaluate P.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(b)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Slope is m. \n" ); document.write( " |