A new college opened in 1990. It started with 730 students. By 2010, the college had 3590 students. Assume the growth of the student population can be modeled with a linear equation. What would be the slope of that equation?     3.92 students per year     730 students per year     4.92 students per year     143 students per year     2860 students per year

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Section4.1: Writing Equations In Slope-intercept Form
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  1. A new college opened in 1990. It started with 730 students. By 2010, the college had 3590 students. Assume the growth of the student population can be modeled with a linear equation. What would be the slope of that equation?

       

    3.92 students per year

       

    730 students per year

       

    4.92 students per year

       

    143 students per year

       

    2860 students per year

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