My friend asked for this to be ansered: he table models how the population of a city has changed over time.

What does the y-intercept represent?

Drag the answer into the box.

The y-intercept of 122,000 represents the
Response area.

population in 1975
year in which the population was first measured
greatest population of the city during the time period shown
year when the population was lowest
Years since 1975Population0 | 122,000
5 | 119,000
10 | 118,000
15 | 119,000
20 | 122,000
25 | 127,000
30 | 134,000
35 | 143,000
40 | 154,000