Since the creation of a social program, the percent of persons 65 years and over with a family income below the poverty level has declined. The percent can be approximated by the function P(t) =30.19−5.92lnt where t is the number of years since 1965. Find the percent of persons 65 years and over with family income below the poverty level and the rate of change in 1970.
Since the creation of a social program, the percent of persons 65 years and over with a family income below the poverty level has declined. The percent can be approximated by the function P(t) =30.19−5.92lnt where t is the number of years since 1965. Find the percent of persons 65 years and over with family income below the poverty level and the rate of change in 1970.
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Since the creation of a social program, the percent of persons 65 years and over with a family income below the poverty level has declined. The percent can be approximated by the function
P(t) =30.19−5.92lnt
where t is the number of years since 1965.
Find the percent of persons 65 years and over with family income below the poverty level and the rate of change in 1970.
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