Solve the problem.In 1995 the United States recovered 20% 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 2003.

A. 21.2%
B. 26.5%
C. 22.9%
D. 24.8%


Answer: D

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