linear function

Question

The amount of trash in a county landfill is modeled by the function

T(x) = 120x + 34,000

where x is the number of years since 1996 and T(x)

 is measured in thousands of tons

At what rate is the amount of trash in the landfill increasing per year?

Answer 1

Look at the number that is printed in red.

Answer 2

120,000 tons per year