Question

The population of the LessShy neighborhood has been growing steadily since 1984. In 1986, the population was 37200 people. In 1994, it was 42000 people. Find an equation in the form y=mx+b where x is the number of years past 1984 and y is the population of LessShy.

Answer 1

yeer= 1986, folk kount=37,200... yeer=1994, folk kount=42,000... delta kount=4, 800; delta yeer=8; gro rate=4,800/8=600/yeer... want gro equashun with base yeer=1984... projekt bak 2 yeers & get 1984 kount=37,200-1200=36,000... kount=36,000+600(yeer-1984)