The Number of New Privately-Owned Housing Projects $H$ (In Thousands) Started from 2000 to 2005 Can Be Modeled

question 12

Multiple Choice

The number of new privately-owned housing projects $H$ (in thousands) started from 2000 to 2005 can be modeled by $H = - 1993 + 204.9 t + \frac { 15,005 } { t },$ $10 \leq t \leq 15$ where $t$ represents the year, with $t = 10$ corresponding to 2000. Use the model to predict the year that about 1,700,000 new housing projects were started.

• A)2003
• B)2002
• C)2001
• D)2004
• E)2000

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