Scenario
The average income in thousands of dollars for a single Hispanic family in the United States t years since 2000 can be estimated by using the expression:
1.5t+42
The number of Hispanic families in millions in the United States t years since 2000 can be estimated by using the expression:
0.3t+8.4
QUESTION 1
Read the instructions carefully. If we want to find information about the year 2015 from the expressions in the instructions, what number would we use for t? Hint: don't just put in 2015! Read the scenario in the instructions.
t=________
QUESTION 2
Find the average income of a single Hispanic family in the United States in 2010. Remember that your answer should be in the range of thousands of dollars (type in a number in standard notation, without commas or dollar signs).
$_____________
QUESTION 3
Find the number of Hispanic families in the United States in 2010. Remember that your answer should be in the range of millions of families (type in a number in standard notation, without commas).
_________________________
QUESTION 4
Express your answer from question 3 in scientific notation.
____×10^___
QUESTION 5
Use the given expressions to write a new expression for the total income of all Hispanic families in the United States (your answer to this problem should be a polynomial – type in the coefficients for the polynomial you found below).
_____t^2+_____t +______
QUESTION 6
Explain how you found your answer to question #5.
The average income in thousands of dollars for a single Hispanic family in the United States t years since 2000 can be estimated by using the expression:
1.5t+42
The number of Hispanic families in millions in the United States t years since 2000 can be estimated by using the expression:
0.3t+8.4
QUESTION 1
Read the instructions carefully. If we want to find information about the year 2015 from the expressions in the instructions, what number would we use for t? Hint: don't just put in 2015! Read the scenario in the instructions.
t=________
QUESTION 2
Find the average income of a single Hispanic family in the United States in 2010. Remember that your answer should be in the range of thousands of dollars (type in a number in standard notation, without commas or dollar signs).
$_____________
QUESTION 3
Find the number of Hispanic families in the United States in 2010. Remember that your answer should be in the range of millions of families (type in a number in standard notation, without commas).
_________________________
QUESTION 4
Express your answer from question 3 in scientific notation.
____×10^___
QUESTION 5
Use the given expressions to write a new expression for the total income of all Hispanic families in the United States (your answer to this problem should be a polynomial – type in the coefficients for the polynomial you found below).
_____t^2+_____t +______
QUESTION 6
Explain how you found your answer to question #5.