Solve the Problem. -In 1995 the United States Recovered 22% of Its Municipal

question 135

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-In 1995 the United States recovered 22% 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. Find a linear function P(t) that fits this
Data. Use this function to predict the percentage recycled in 2002.

• A)30.7%
• B)25.4%
• C)29%
• D)27.1%

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