The average annual tuition and fees at all 4-year institutions inastatein 1982 was $10,385 and in 2012 was $ 23,872.Let y be the average tuition and fees in the year x, where x = 0 represents the year 1982.

I. composelinear equation, in slope-intercept form, that models the growth in average tuition and fees at all 4-year institutions in thestate in terms of the year x.

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Use this equation to predict the average tuition and fees at 4-year institutions in thestate in the year 2030.

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iii. Explain what the slope of this line means in the context of the problem.