Solve the Problem
-The Population of a Small Town Is $\begin{array}{r|cccc}\text { Year } & 1980 & 1990 & 2000 & 2010 \\\hline \mathrm{p} & 6500 & 6508 & 6532 & 6572\end{array}$

question 315

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem
-The population of a small town is given by the table. $\begin{array}{r|cccc}\text { Year } & 1980 & 1990 & 2000 & 2010 \\\hline \mathrm{p} & 6500 & 6508 & 6532 & 6572\end{array}$

If the population is modeled by $p ( t ) = a t ^ { 2 } + b$ where $t$ is in years and $t = 0$ corresponds to the year 19: and $t = 1$ corresponds the year 1990 , find $a$ .

• A) 20
• B) 10
• C) 16
• D) 8

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