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The salary of members of two governing bodies in 2008 was $169.2 thousand, and has increased by approximately $5 thousand per year since then.

(a) complete the following table to help find an expression that stands for the salary (in thousands of dollars) of members of the two governing bodies t years since 2008.

Years Salary

since 2008 (thousands of dollars)

0 (5*__+__

1 (5*__+__

2 (5*__+__

3 (5*__+__

4 (5*__+__

t ___

Do not simplify

(b) Evaluate the expression that is found in part (a) for t=7. What does your result mean in the situation?

The value of the expression for t=7 is ___

This means that the salary will be about $___thousand in year ____

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