The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to Provide Food Assistance

question 15

Short Answer

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to provide food assistance has increased the number of participants in millions in the years from 2000 to 2008. Let P be the number of participants in millions and t be years since 2000. The following linear model fits the data: . Use the model to estimate the number of participants in SNAP in 2015. Is this interpolation or extrapolation?

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