document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1203729>Question 1203729</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose that from 2020 to 2060, the number of females in the U.S. under the age of 18, in millions, can be modeled by\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "N = 0.150x + 38.4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Where x is the number of years after 2020.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) Viewing N as a function of x, what is the slope m of the graph of this function?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b) What does the model predict the population of females under 18 (in millions) will be in 2040?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Read the slope directly from the function.  It is written in slope intercept form!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=20.  Make the substitution and evaluate! </SPAN>\n" );
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