In 2012, a Certain Country Recovered 26% of Its Municipal $\mathrm { P } = 1.8 \mathrm { t } + 17$

question 279

Multiple Choice

In 2012, a certain country recovered 26% of its municipal solid wastes through recycling, up from 17% in 2007. Let P represent the percentage recycled and t the number of years since 2007. Find a linear equation for P as a
Function of t.

• A) \(\mathrm { P } = 1.8 \mathrm { t } + 17\)
• B) \(P = 0.9 t - 17\)
• C) \(P = - 1.8 t + 7\)
• D) \(P = 1.8 t + 24\)

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