Immigration In 1950, there were 249,187 immigrants
Chapter 1, Problem 71A(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 71A
Immigration In 1950, there were 249,187 immigrants admitted to the United States. In 2008, the number was 1,107,126. Source: 2008 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics.
a. Assuming that the change in immigration is linear, write an equation expressing the number of immigrants, y, in terms of t, the number of years after 1900.
b. Use your result in part a to predict the number of immigrants admitted to the United States in 2015.
c. Considering the value of the y-intercept in your answer to part a, discuss the validity of using this equation to model the number of immigrants throughout the entire 20th century.
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