The Table Below Gives the Violent Crime Rate (Per 100,000

question 218

Multiple Choice

The table below gives the violent crime rate (per 100,000 people) for a particular state every five years from 1970 to 2010. $$\begin{array} { c | c } \text { Year } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Violent Crime } \\\text { Rate }\end{array} \\\hline 1970 & 4.8 \\\hline 1975 & 5.0 \\\hline 1980 & 5.9 \\\hline 1985 & 7.3 \\\hline 1990 & 8.9 \\\hline 1995 & 10.4 \\\hline 2000 & 11.6 \\\hline 2005 & 12.3 \\\hline 2010 & 12.1\end{array}$$ Use technology to find the cubic function that is the best fit for this data, where x is the number of years after 1970. Use the model to estimate the year having a violent crime rate of 11.4 per 100,000.

• A) 2012
• B) 2016
• C) 2011
• D) 2014