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U.S. Population The projected population of the United States for selected years from 2000...

U.S. Population The projected population of the United States for selected years from 2000 to 2060 is shown in the table below, with the population given in millions.

a. According to this table, what should the U.S. population have been in 2010?


b. Create a new table with x representing the number of years after 2000 and y representing the number of millions.


c. Use a graphing utility to graph the data from the new table as a scatter plot.

Year

Population (millions)

2000

275.3

2010

299.9

2020

324.9

2030

351.1

2040

377.4

2050

403.7

2060

432.0

(Source: U.S. Census Bureau)

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