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College Algebra

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Author:Jay Abramson

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Chapter6: Exponential And Logarithmic Functions

Section6.8: Fitting Exponential Models To Data

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The following table gives the total number of U.S adults with diabetes for selected years from 2010 and projected to 2050.

Year	Number (millions)	Year	Number (millions)
2010	32.3	2035	76.2
2015	37.3	2040	84.1
2020	50.0	2045	91.7
2025	59.5	2050	100.0
2030	68.3

(a) Find the logistic function that models these data. Use x equal to the number of years past 2000 and report your model with 3 significant digit coefficients.

y =

(b) Use the model to predict the number of U.S. adults (in millions) expected to have diabetes in 2022. (Round your answer to one decimal place.)
? million adults

(c) According to the model, what is the expected upper limit on the number of U.S. adults (in millions) with diabetes? (Round your answer to one decimal place.)

? million adults

(d) In what year does the model predict that the number of U.S. adults with diabetes will reach 80.0 million?

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