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7(x - 2) = 3(x + 4) solve the following equation. then enter your answer in the space provided using mixed number format.

True or false: the graph of y=f(bx) is a horizontal compression of the graph y=f(x) if b< 1

The population of a small rural town in the year 2006 was 2,459. the population can be modeled by the function below, where f(x residents and t is the number of years elapsed since 2006. f(t) = 2,459(0.92)