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Sales After discontinuing all advertising for a tool kit in 2010, the manufacturer noted that sales began to drop according to the model
where
(a) Use the graph to estimate sales in 2020.
(b) Complete the model by solving for
(c) Use the model to estimate sales in 2020. Compare your results with that of part (a).
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