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Solve the Problem y=0.41x+21.2y = 0.41 x + 21.2 B) Hispanics y+0.41x=21.2\mathrm { y } + 0.41 \mathrm { x } = 21.2

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-In 1985, in the town of Appleby, 21.2% of Hispanics were overweight, increasing by an average of 0.41% per year. In 1985, in the town of Appleby, 0.16% of whites were overweight, increasing by an average of 29.0% per year. Write a function that models the percentage, y, of Hispanics who are overweight x years after 1985. Write a function that models the percentage, y, of whites who are overweight x years after 1985.


A) Hispanics: y=0.41x+21.2y = 0.41 x + 21.2
B) Hispanics: y+0.41x=21.2\mathrm { y } + 0.41 \mathrm { x } = 21.2
Whites: y=29.0x+0.16\mathrm { y } = 29.0 \mathrm { x } + 0.16
Whites: y+29.0x=0.16\mathrm { y } + 29.0 \mathrm { x } = 0.16
C) Hispanics: y=21.2x+0.41y = 21.2 x + 0.41
D) Hispanics: y=21.61x\mathrm { y } = 21.61 \mathrm { x }
Whites: y=0.16x+29.0y = 0.16 x + 29.0
Whites: y=29.16xy = 29.16 x

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