OpenStax, Algebra and Trigonometry 2e §4.3 Fitting Linear Models to Data · Review Exercise 87 · Algebra · Graphs

Fitting Linear Models to Data · Review Exercise 87

Consider this scenario: The population of a city increased steadily over a ten-year span. The following ordered pairs show the population and the year over the ten-year span (population, year) for specific recorded years:

$(3, 600, 2000); (4, 000, 2001); (4, 700, 2003); (6, 000, 2006)$

Predict when the population will hit 12,000.

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OpenStax, Algebra and Trigonometry 2e · §4.3 Fitting Linear Models to Data · Review Exercise 87

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