Question

The table shows the approximate number of people in a small city for given years.
Year Population
1990 33,000
1995 30,400
2000 28,000
2005 25,500
2010 23,100
Which is the best conjecture for the city's population in 2015?
A.
22,600

B.
21,500

C.
20,500

D.
19,000

Answer 1

how do i do this?

Answer 2

@ganeshie8

Answer 3

b? maybe

Answer 4

i got you! Just give me a sec to get it all down on paper to explain it easier.

Answer 5

I'd go with C

Answer 6

@ganeshie8 do you know this?

Answer 7

at this point i'd take anything

Answer 8

not really sure, but from the pattern it looks on average the devrease in population is 2500 so 23,100 - 2,500 ~ 20,500

Answer 9

C looks very close approximation ^

Answer 10

oh ok ty