Use the REGRESSION Feature on a Graphing Calculator

question 105

Multiple Choice

Use the REGRESSION feature on a graphing calculator.
-The total cost of the Democratic and the Republican national conventions has increased 596% over the 20-year period between 1980 and 2004. The following table lists the total cost, in millions of dollars, for selected years. Find the exponential functions that best estimates this data. Round your answer to four decimal places

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