Question

The number of U.S. domestic trips, in millions, t years after 1994 can be estimated by p(t) = 8.8t + 954. what do the numbers 8.8 and 954 signify?

Answer 1

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Explanation:

`954` will be the initial number (in millions) of trips at, say, `t=1994`.

`8.8` will be in millions/year representing the increase of number of trips each year, so that after `1` year you'll have:

`8.8*1+954=962.8` millions trips;

and after `2` years:

`8.8*2+954=971.6` millions trips;

etc.