SOLUTION: The population of a town has been growing, following the equation P=500t+3500,where t is years after 2010. The number of restaurants in the town has been growing according to the

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Question 1019835: The population of a town has been growing, following the equation P=500t+3500,where t is years after 2010. The number of restaurants in the town has been growing according to the equation R=7t+45.
Complete an equation for the number of restaurants per capita (per person)
Restaurants per capita: _________
How many restaurants per capita does this model predict for the year 2017? _______

Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi
+R=7t%2B45 and P=500t%2B3500
R+%2FP+=+%287t+%2B+45%29%2F%28500t+%2B+3500%29
Restaurants per person in 2017 ( t is years after 2010) t+=+7
R/P = 1/75 0r 1 restaurant per 75 people