Create the Required Linear Function an Use It to Answer $P = 0.9 t - 17$

question 46

Multiple Choice

Create the required linear function an use it to answer the question.
-In 1995 the United States recovered 26% of its municipal solid wastes through recycling, up from 17% in 1990. Let P represent the percentage recycled and t the number of years since 1990. Based on
These two data points, create a linear equation for the function that describes how P varies as a Function of time.

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

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