Answer:
The time will be the year 2007 in October. { After 5 years and 10 month since 2002}
Explanation:
The number of Americans without health insurance in 2000 was 39.8 million.
The rate of increase is averaged at 1.7 million people per year.
The number in 2002 is : 43.4 million.
The year to calculate should exceed the number in 2002 by 9.8 million.
This means the number in that x year should be : 43.4 + 9.8 =53.2 million
The formula for the number of people without insurance cover after x years from 2002 is given by the equation below;
No. = 43.4 + 1.7 x ------------where x is the number of years from the year 2002
53.2 = 43.4 + 1.7 x ------------solve for x as
53.2-43.4 = 1.7x
9.8 = 1.7 x
9.8/1.7 = 1.7/1.7 x
5.765 = x
x = 5.8 years approximately to one decimal place
So from 2002 you add 5.8 years. This means after 5 years and 10 months from 2002 when the number was 43.4 million, the number of people will have increase by 9.8 to reach 53.2 million people.