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(Modeling) Solve the problem.Amtrak Passengers In 2008 Amtrak had 28.7 million passengers,...

(Modeling) Solve the problem.

Amtrak Passengers In 2008 Amtrak had 28.7 million passengers, and in 2012 it had a record 31.2 million passengers.

(a) Find a linear function P(x) = ax + b that models the number of passengers in millions x years after 2008.

(b) Interpret the slope of the graph of y = P(x).

(c) Use P(x) to estimate the number of passengers in 2014.

(d) Assuming trends continue, predict when Amtrak might have 35 million passengers.

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