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

question 51

Essay

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: . What is the vertical intercept? Explain its value in terms of the problem.

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