The number of state and federal inmates in millions during year x was x=2002 X CAN BE APPROXIMATED BY THE FOLLOWING

Question

n=0.03X-59.02
dETERMINE THE YEAR THERE WERE 101 MILLION INMATES

Answer 1

101=.03x-59.02

160.02=.03 x

x=160/.03=5333

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Answer 2

yES, IT SHOULD BE 1.1 MILLION INMATES