Question

1. houston population: a. interpret the slope of the equation in real world terms.

Explanation:

The equation \( y = 123139x + 5\text{E+06} \) is in slope - intercept form \( y=mx + b \), where \( m \) is the slope and \( x \) represents the number of years since 2000, \( y \) represents the population of the Houston Metro Area. The slope \( m = 123139 \) means that for each unit increase in \( x \) (each additional year since 2000), the value of \( y \) (the population) increases by 123139. In real - world terms, this means the population of the Houston Metro Area increases by 123,139 people per year.

Answer:

The slope of 123139 in the equation \( y = 123139x+5\text{E+06} \) means that the population of the Houston Metro Area increases by 123,139 people per year (where \( x \) is the number of years since 2000 and \( y \) is the population).