function best expresses the linear relationship displayed by the scatter plot?

a) y = 0.50x + 1
b) y = 0.10x + 3.75
c) y = 0.10x + 8.25
d) y = 0.50x + 3.75

Do some research and find a city that has experienced population growth. determine its population on january 1st of a certain year. write an exponential function to represent the city’s population, y, based on the number of years that pass, x after a period of exponential growth. describe the variables and numbers that you used in your equation.

In which form is the following function written? y = - 2(x – 3)(x + 5)

The graph of f(x) = |x| is transformed to g(x) = |x + 11| - 7. on which interval is the function decreasing?