Let's first find the equation to find what the population went up to. X, will be the population of last year.
1.15x=76,894
Now, we need x by itself, so we need to divide both sides by 1.15.
76,894÷1.15≈66,864
There are decimals, but for this problem, hae .3478 of a person would not fit.
We can check our answer.
66,864×.15=10,029.6
10,029.6+66,864=76,893.6 (rounds up to 76,864)
So the population of the town last year was about 66,864 (66,864.3478) people.
s = 2(lw + lh + wh)
Divide each side by 2 : s/2 = lw + lh + wh
Subtract 'lh' from each side: s/2 - lh = lw + wh
Combine the 'w' terms: s/2 - lh = w(l + h)
Divide each side by (l + h): (s/2 - lh) / (l + h) = w
Yes it is linear
It is a negative slope
I am attaching pic of graph
The slope is -3/4
Y intercept is (0,2)
