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Using Tabular Form to Write an Equation for a Linear Function

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the table relates the number of rats in a population to time, in weeks. Use the table to write a linear equation.

w, number of weeks 0 2 4 6
P(w), number of rats 1000 1080 1160 1240

OpenStax Precalculus 2e, 2.1 Linear Functions, exercise 17

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