The number of North American cruise ship passengers has been increasing over the
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Question
The number of North American cruise ship passengers has been increasing over the last several decades. The number of cruise ship passengers from 1995 through 2010 is approximated by the function N(t)= 0.011t2+0.521t+4.6 where N(t) is the number of passengers (in millions) in year t, with t=0 corresponding to 1995.+ What was the approximate number of passengers in 1995? million passengers What was the approximate number of passengers in 2009? (Round your answer to one decimal place.) million passengersExplanation / Answer
1) 1995 -> N(0) = 4.6 million passengers.
2) 2009 -> N(14) = 14.05 million passengers