The table shows the estimated number of deer living in a forest over a five-year period. are the data best represented by a linear, exponential, or quadratic model? write an equation to model the data.
this is the table :
year estimated population
0 98
1 77
2 61
3 48
4 38

a. quadratic; y=0.79x^2 + 98

b. exponential; y=98 * 0.79^x

c. quadratic; y=98x^2 +0.79

d. linear; y=0.79x+98

All the functions grow with x except B that decreases when x grows. That i your function. Also check that when you divide the population of two consecutive years, the ratio remains 0.79 approx

The solution is B

y = 3x+4

step-by-step explanation:

to find the slope

slope = (y2-y1)/ (x2-x1)

    = (-8-4)/ (-4-0)

    = -12/-4

  = 3

using the slope intercept form of a line

y= mx+b

we know the slope is 3

we know the y intercept is 4 ( the point where it crosses the y axis or x=0)

y = 3x+4

2

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