Homework Help: Pre-Calculus

Posted by L.Bianchessi on Sunday, March 11, 2012 at 1:55am.

A town has a population which is growing linearly. In 1970 its population was 36,000 while in 1985 its population was 63,000. Find a formula for its population P(t), where t=0 corresponds to the year 1970.

Pre-Calculus - Damon, Sunday, March 11, 2012 at 5:39am
do it in thousands
(0, 36) , (15,63)
(y-36)/x = (63-36)/15
You take it from there.

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