Asked by Dee

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The life expectancy of white females can be estimated by using the function
= 78.5(1.001)x,
where x is the current age. Find the life expectancy of a white female who is currently 50 years old. Give the answer to the nearest tenth.
L = ______ yr

Answers

Answered by Erin
Replace x with 50 and then multiply 78.5 x 1.001 x 50 to get your answer.
Answered by Dee
Thank you, big help!
Answered by Reiny
your formula makes no sense at all

according to your formula the life expectancy of this woman would be
78.5(1.001)(50) = 1946 years

was it
L = 78.5(1.001)^x ??
then L = 78.5(1.001)^50 = 82.5

that makes more sense
Answered by Erin
Reiny is right, this formula can't be right. Raising it to the power of x makes more sense.
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