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The number of pet dogs in the United States can be represented as p(t) million where t is the number of years since 2003.†
(a) Write a sentence of interpretation for
(b) Write the function notation for the statement "There were 66.9 million pet dogs in the United States in 2009."
p(0) = 65.2.
In the year , there were million pet dogs in the United States.
(b) Write the function notation for the statement "There were 66.9 million pet dogs in the United States in 2009."
p( )= ?
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