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OpenStax, Algebra and Trigonometry 2e §4.2 Modeling with Linear Functions · Exercise 31 · Algebra · Graphs

Modeling with Linear Functions · Exercise 31

Consider this scenario: The number of people afflicted with the common cold in the winter months steadily decreased by 205 each year from 2005 until 2010. In 2005, 12,025 people were inflicted.

If the function is graphed, find and interpret the x- and y-intercepts.

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OpenStax, Algebra and Trigonometry 2e · §4.2 Modeling with Linear Functions · Exercise 31

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