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Here are two functions that model the data:$$\begin{array}{l}{M(x)=1.53 x+114.8} \\ {F(x)=1.46 x+120.7}\end{array}$$Use the functions to solve Exercises 97–98.a. Write a function that models the total U.S. population for the years shown in the bar graph.b. Use the function from part (a) to fi nd the total U.S. population in 2005.c. Does the result in part (b) overestimate or underestimate the actual total U.S. population in 2005 shown by the bar graph? By how much?
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S. population. This can be done by adding the male population function to the female population function. So, we have: \[T(x) = M(x) + F(x) = (1.53x + 114.8) + (1.46x + 120.7) = 2.99x + 235.5\] Show more…
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Here are two functions that model the data: $$\begin{array}{l}{M(x)=1.53 x+114.8} \\ {F(x)=1.46 x+120.7}\end{array}$$ Use the functions to solve Exercises 97–98. a. Write a function that models the difference between the female U.S. population and the male U.S. population for the years shown in the bar graph. b. Use the function from part (a) to fi nd how many more women than men there were in the U.S. population in 2005. c. Does the result in part (b) overestimate or underestimate the actual difference between the female and male population in 2005 shown by the bar graph? By how much?
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Here are two functions that model the data in the bar graph at the bottom of the previous page: $$M(x)=1.5 x+115$$ $$F(x)=1.4 x+121$$ Use the functions above to solve this. a. Write a function that models the total U.S. population for the years shown in the bar graph. b. Use the function from part (a) to find the total U.S. population in 2010 c. Does the result in part (b) overestimate or underestimate the actual total U.S. population in 2010 shown by the bar graph? By how much?
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