Create the Required Linear Function an Use It to Answer

question 75

Multiple Choice

Create the required linear function an use it to answer the question.
-In 1995 the United States recovered 25% of its municipal 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. Use this function to predict the percentage recycled in 2006.

• A)39%
• B)44.3%
• C)40.7%
• D)42.6%

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