document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1162621>Question 1162621</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In 1995 the United States recovered 27% of its municipal wastes through recycling, up from 17% in 1990. Let P represent the percentage recycled and t the number of years since 1990. Find a linear function P(t) that fits this data. Use this function to predict the percentage recycled in 2002. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #786489 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=786489\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let 1990=0 and 1995=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so (0, 17) and (5, 27) are points <BR>\n" );
document.write( "that slope is 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "point slope formula y-y1=m(x-x1) where m is slope and (x1, y1) point<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-17=2(x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=2x+17\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2002 is x=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so y=41 and units are %<BR>\n" );
document.write( "41% </SPAN>\n" );
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