The Student Population of a Small School Has Been Increasing $f ( x ) = 0.16 x ^ { 2 } - 17.5 x + 106$

question 483

Multiple Choice

The student population of a small school has been increasing as shown in the following table.


Take 1910 as year zero, and determine the linear or quadratic function that best fits the data.

• A) \(f ( x ) = 0.16 x ^ { 2 } - 17.5 x + 106\)
• B) \(f ( x ) = 0.27 x ^ { 2 } - 29.1 x - 410\)
• C) \(f ( x ) = 0.1 x ^ { 2 } - 10 x + 440\)
• D) \(f ( x ) = 5 x - 93.2\)

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