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U.S. Population The following table gives projections of the U.S. population from 2000 to...

U.S. Population The following table gives projections of the U.S. population from 2000 to 2100.

a. Find a linear function that models the data, with x equal to the number of years after 2000 and f (x) equal to the population in millions.


b. Find f (65) and state what it means.


c. What does this model predict the population to be in 2080? How does this compare with the value for 2080 in the table?

Year

Population (millions)

Year

Population (millions)

2000

275.3

2060

432.0

2010

299.9

2070

463.6

2020

324.9

2080

497.8

2030

351.1

2090

533.6

2040

377.4

2100

571.0

2050

403.7

 

 

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