The following chart shows the percentage of the U.S. discretionary budget allocated to education from 2003 to 2009 (t = 3 represents the start of 2003).   A bar graph titled "Percentage of U.S. budget on education" has a horizontal t-axis labeled "Year since 2000" and a vertical axis labeled "Percentage". The bar graph has 7 bars. Each bar is associated with a label and an approximate value as listed below. 3: 6.8% 4: 7% 5: 7% 6: 6.9% 7: 6.5% 8: 6.3% 9: 6.2% The following table shows the percentage of the U.S. discretionary budget allocated to education in 2003, 2005, and 2009 (t = 3 represents the start of 2003). Year t 3 5 9 Percentage 6.8 7 6.2 Find a quadratic model for these three years. (Round your coefficients to two decimal places.) p(t) =          Use your model to estimate the percentage of the U.S. discretionary budget allocated to education in 2007. (Round your answer to two decimal places.)

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The following chart shows the percentage of the U.S. discretionary budget allocated to education from 2003 to 2009 (t = 3 represents the start of 2003).

 

A bar graph titled "Percentage of U.S. budget on education" has a horizontal t-axis labeled "Year since 2000" and a vertical axis labeled "Percentage". The bar graph has 7 bars. Each bar is associated with a label and an approximate value as listed below.
  • 3: 6.8%
  • 4: 7%
  • 5: 7%
  • 6: 6.9%
  • 7: 6.5%
  • 8: 6.3%
  • 9: 6.2%
The following table shows the percentage of the U.S. discretionary budget allocated to education in 2003, 2005, and 2009 (t = 3 represents the start of 2003).
Year t 3 5 9
Percentage 6.8 7 6.2
Find a quadratic model for these three years. (Round your coefficients to two decimal places.)
p(t) = 
 
 
 
 
Use your model to estimate the percentage of the U.S. discretionary budget allocated to education in 2007. (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
 

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