A School Library Opened in 1980

question 29

Multiple Choice

A school library opened in 1980.In January, 2000 they had 40,000 books.One year later, they had 40,410 books.Assume that they acquire the same number of books at the start of each month.If you graph the function with domain 1980-2010, describe the y-intercept of the graph in the context of the problem.

• A)The number of books the library had in 1980
• B)The number of books the library will have in 2010
• C)The year the library had 40,000 books
• D)The year the library had no books

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