The U. S. Bureau of the Census predicted that the population of South Carolina would be approximately 17.4 million in 2010 and then would increase by about .22 million per year until 2015. Which of the following linear models predicts the population, y, of South Carolina (in millions) in terms of x, the number of years since 2010. Group of answer choices

The answer is y = .22x + 17.4

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what are the statements? and what do you mean by "216 2 1 6"?

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we need to solve for 'x' the following equation:  

we have that:

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factorizing, we get that:

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then, the solutions are: or

nothing extraneous has been found!