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5.7 Exercise 3

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The number of unread emails in Sylvia’s inbox is 75. This number grows by 10 unread emails a day. The function N(t)=75+10tN \left(t\right) = 75 + 10 t represents the relation between the number of emails, NN, and the time, tt, measured in days. Find NN(5). Explain what this result means.

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