document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1195761>Question 1195761</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The mortality rate from heart disease can be modelled by the relation M = 88. 8(0. 9418) ,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where M is the number of deaths per 100 000 people and t is the number of years since 2000.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) What was the initial mortality rate in the year 2000? ✓\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) According to this equation, is the mortality rate increasing or decreasing over time?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Explain how you know. ✓✓ </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #828357 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=828357\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a.The mortality at t=0 is 88.8 per 100,000.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. since the coefficient of t is < 1, the mortality is decreasing over time by 5.82% per year.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A number on the interval (0, 1) that is raised to a positive power will have a value less than the number itself. </SPAN>\n" );
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