Astudy analyzed the average yearly salt intake in the united states from 2012 thru 2017. the data is summarized in the table.
year 2012 annual salt intake 3,618
year 2013 annual salt intake 3,646
year 2014 annual salt intake 3,680
year 2015 annual salt intake 3,716
year 2016 annual salt intake 3,751
year 2017 annual salt intake 3,790
the study found that the data after the year 2012 can be modeled by the function f(x)=41.8x+3,608 where x is the number of years since 2012 and f(x) is the total amount of salt ingested in grams describe the significance of 3,608
the average amount of salt in grams used in 2013
the average amount of salt in grams used in 2012
an estimate of the grams of salt used in 2013
an estimate of the grams of salt used in 2012