Solve the problem.This year, a community recovered 26% of its municipal solid wastes through recycling, up from 17% when the recycling program first began five years ago. Let y represent the percentage recycled and x the number of years since the program began. Find a linear function that fits this data.

A. y = 1.8x + 24
B. y = 1.8x + 17
C. y = -1.8x + 7
D. y = 0.9x - 17


Answer: B

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A. 1;  
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A.
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C. - 
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