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-The Population of a City Has Varied Considerably in Recent

question 499

Multiple Choice

Solve.
-The population of a city has varied considerably in recent years. The data in the table relates the population P to time t, in years. Use a quadratic function fitted to the data to predict the population in year 10. $$\begin{array} { c | c } \text { Year, } \mathrm { t } & \text { Population, } \mathrm { P } \\\hline 0 & 59,000 \\\hline 1 & 48,000 \\\hline 2 & 43,500 \\\hline 3 & 49,000 \\\hline 4 & 41,500 \\\hline 5 & 39,000 \\\hline 6 & 42,500\end{array}$$

• A) 48,431
• B) 119,000
• C) 81,020
• D) 58,964

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