Question

A small junior college had an enrollment of 7,843 students in the year 1990 and 8,793 students in the year 2000. Let x=0 represent the year 1990. Write the data as two ordered pairs: (x,y) represents (years after 1990, students enrolled)

Answer 1

Correct answer is: (0,7843) and (10,8793)

Solution:-

Given that a junior college has an enrollment of 7843 students in 1990 and 8793 students in year 2000.

We have to write this data as (x,y) .

Where x= years after 1990 and y=number of students enrolled.

Since in 1990, 7843 students enrolled, x = 1990-1990=0

And y=7843.

Hence one ordered pair is (0,7843).

Let us find the years after 1990 for 2000 = 2000-1990 =10

Hence another ordered pair is (10,8793).