Question 1014424
 In 1998​, there were 41,175 shopping centers in a certain country. In 2008​, there were 48 comma 48,723.
​(a) Write an equation expressing the number y of shopping centers in terms of the number x of years after 1998.
slope = (48723-41,175)/10 = 7548/10 = 754.8
f(1998) = 41,175
y = 754.8x + 41,175
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​(b) When will the number of shopping centers reach 60,000​?
Solve::
60,000 = 754.8x + 41,175
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754.8x = 18825
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x = 24.94
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Ans: year = 1998 + 24.94 = 2023 when rounded up
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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