In February 2021 in Oregon, there were about 73,000 people completely vaccinated. (Either 1 Johnson & Johnson or 2 Pfeizer/Moderna) In April 2021 in Oregon, there were about 435,000 people completely vaccinated.   a. If the number of vaccinations is linear, write a formula for the number of people,  P,  vaccinated in terms of the time, t, since February in months.  b. If vaccinations continue according to this function, how many months will it take until all adults in Oregon be vaccinated?  (There are currently about 3.3 million adults in Oregon.)

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3. In February 2021 in Oregon, there were about 73,000 people completely vaccinated. (Either 1 Johnson & Johnson or 2 Pfeizer/Moderna)

In April 2021 in Oregon, there were about 435,000 people completely vaccinated.  

a. If the number of vaccinations is linear, write a formula for the number of people,  P,  vaccinated in terms of the time, t, since February in months. 

b. If vaccinations continue according to this function, how many months will it take until all adults in Oregon be vaccinated?  (There are currently about 3.3 million adults in Oregon.) 

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