Solve the problem.In 1995 the United States recovered 27% of its municipal wastes through recycling, up from 17% in 1990. Let P represent the percentage recycled and t the number of years since 1990. Find a linear function P(t) that fits this data. Use this function to predict the percentage recycled in 2001.

A. 40.7%
B. 39%
C. 35.4%
D. 37.1%


Answer: B

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