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Use the following information to answer the questions below. The table shows the
population of New York City from 1850–2000 for every 50 years

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a. Find the growth of the population from 1850–1900. Write your answer in the table in the row for the year 1900. b. Find the growth of the population from 1900–1950. Write your answer in the table in the row for the year 1950. c. Find the growth of the population from 1950–2000. Write your answer in the table in the row for the year 2000.

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Does it appear that a linear model is a good fit for this data? Why or why not?

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Describe how the population changes as the number of years increases

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Construct a scatter plot of time versus population on the grid below. Draw a line or curve that you feel reasonably describes the data.

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Estimate the population of New York City in 1975. Explain how you found your estimate.

From EngageNY.org of the New York State Education Department. Grade 8 Mathematics Module 6, Topic D, Lesson 12. Internet. Available from https://www.engageny.org/resource/grade-8-mathemat...; accessed 14/Apr/2016.