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?

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Answer 1 · 2017-06-27T13:52:59

I tried this:

#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.