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To determine the number of students in Fairview High School in 2006.

Answer to Problem 50PPS
Thenumber of students in Fairview High School in 2006 is 1525.
Explanation of Solution
Given information :
In 2000 Jefferson High School had 1125 students.
In 2006 student increased to 1425.
Students in Fairview High School in 2001 were 1275.
Let us take two points on the graph for students in Jefferson High School,
(2000, 1125) and (2006, 1425)
We know that the slope of a line is given by the formula,
Hence the rate of increase is,
It is given that the rate of increase of students in both schools is same.
Hence now we take two points on graph for Fairview High School,
(2001, 1275) and (2006, y)
We get,
Hence the number of students in Fairview High School in 2006 is 1525.
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