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4.2 Exercise 61

Avg difficulty 2.5

In 1990, the moose population in a park was measured to be 4,360. By 1999, the population was measured again to be 5,880. Assume the population continues to change linearly.

  1. ⓐFind a formula for the moose population, P since 1991.
  2. ⓑWhat does your model predict the moose population to be in 2003?

OpenStax Algebra and Trigonometry 2e, 4.2 Modeling with Linear Functions, exercise 61

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