Solve the Problem. -A Local Race for Charity Has Taken Place Since 1993

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-A local race for charity has taken place since 1993. Using the actual speeds of the winners from 1993 through 1998, mathematicians obtained the formula y = 0.18x + 5, in which x represents the number of
Years after 1993 and y represents the winning speed in miles per hour. In what year is the winning speed
Predicted to be 7.16 mph?

A) 2005
B) 2004
C) 2006
D) 2007