Suppose the number of prisoners held in a certain type of prison, measured in thousands, can be described by the polynomial - 2.02x + 78.47x + 744. The variable x represents the number of years since 1990, According to the polynomial, by how much did the prison population increase from 2002 to 2007?

question 1 is 8, question 2 is 9, question 3 is 24

step-by-step explanation:

now, the numbers they give you at the top are the key. from there, you just have to plug and chug! let's try 1, 2, and 3!

key: a=3, b=5, c=6

1. a+5

remember, a=3, so we plug that in to get 3+5=8

2. 15-c

c=6, so we plug that in to get 15-6=9

3. 4b

b=6, so we plug it in to get 4*6=24

time to try the rest on your own! if you put the answers below in a comment, i'll check them for you!

i think it is 18

step-by-step explanation:

the answer is two. hope this !