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A town's population has been growing linearly. In 2003 the population was 47,000. The population has been growing by 1700 people each year. Write an equation for the population, P, x years after 2003. P = Use the formula to find the population in 2009:

Name: a towns population has been growing linearly in 2003 the population was 47000 the population has been growing by 1700 people each year write an equation for the population p x years after 20 54082
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Description: a towns population has been growing linearly in 2003 the population was 47000 the population has been growing by 1700 people each year write an equation for the population p x years after 20 54082

          A town's population has been growing linearly. In 2003 the population was 47,000. The population has been growing by 1700 people each year.
Write an equation for the population, P, x years after 2003.
P =  
Use the formula to find the population in 2009:

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Elementary and Intermediate Algebra

Alan S. Tussy, R. David Gustafson 5th Edition

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09/09/2021

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Let \( x \) be the number of years after 2003. The population grows by 1700 people each year, starting from 47,000 in 2003. So, the population \( P \) after \( x \) years is: \[ P = 47000 + 1700x \] Show more…

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A town's population has been growing linearly. In 2003 the population was 47,000. The population has been growing by 1700 people each year. Write an equation for the population, P, x years after 2003. P = Use the formula to find the population in 2009: