SOLUTION: In 1990, the National Park system consisted of about 76.4 million acres. By 2009, the figure had grown to 80.4 million acres. Let A(t) represent the amount of land in the National

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Question 1205638: In 1990, the National Park system consisted of about 76.4 million acres. By 2009, the figure had grown to 80.4 million acres. Let A(t) represent the amount of land in the National Park system, in millions of acres, t years after 1990.
a. Find the rate of change in the amount of land in the National Park system.
b. Using the given variables write linear function that fits the data.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39615) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(0,76.4) & (19,80.4)
t at 0 corresponds to year 1990.

A=mt%2Bb
A=%28%2880-76%29%2F%2819%29%29t%2B76.4
highlight%28A=highlight_green%28%284%2F19%29%29t%2B76.4%29