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In Exercises 49–54, assume that a constant rate of change exists for each model formed.
Disney Revenue. The following table lists data regarding revenue from the Disney parks and resorts in 2010 and in 2016.
YEAR, x (in number of years after 2010) |
REVENUE FROM PARKS AND RESORTS (in billions of dollars) |
2010, 0 |
$10.667 |
2016, 6 |
16.974 |
Data: The Disney Company |
a. Use the two data points to find a linear function that fits the data. Let
b. Use the function of part (a) to estimate the revenue in 2014 and to predict the revenue in 2021.
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