.Fill in the "Years since 1970" column for the data to the right.Make a scatter plot in Excel of the data using Years since 1970 and Total Waste in Millions of Tons (Title your graph and label your axes appropriately). How would you best describe the trend?Add an exponential regression model to the data. Write the equation below. Is it a good fit? Explain how you know. Based on the exponential model, what is the growth rate per year? Explain the meaning of the growth rate in the context of the data.Using the exponential model, make a prediction of how much plastic will be in landfills (and the ocean gyres) byYearYears since 1970Total Waste in Millions of Tons197002491980107981985151200199020174019952524402000303390200535460020104060602015457820 Do you think recycling alone will solve this problem (See Q11 and Q12)? What are some of the challenges in recycling plastic that might hinder the world from recycling all plastic waste? Although it is challenging to recycle all plastic waste, what are some ways that you can reduce (or are already reducing) the amount of plastic you waste? Write your response in at least two paragraphs that contain 3-5 complete sentences each.

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Fill in the "Years since 1970" column for the data to the right.
Make a scatter plot in Excel of the data using Years since 1970 and Total Waste in Millions of Tons (Title your graph and label your axes appropriately). How would you best describe the trend?
Add an exponential regression model to the data. Write the equation below. Is it a good fit? Explain how you know.
Based on the exponential model, what is the growth rate per year? Explain the meaning of the growth rate in the context of the data.
Using the exponential model, make a prediction of how much plastic will be in landfills (and the ocean gyres) by

Year	Years since 1970	Total Waste in Millions of Tons
1970	0	249
1980	10	798
1985	15	1200
1990	20	1740
1995	25	2440
2000	30	3390
2005	35	4600
2010	40	6060
2015	45	7820

Do you think recycling alone will solve this problem (See Q11 and Q12)? What are some of the challenges in recycling plastic that might hinder the world from recycling all plastic waste? Although it is challenging to recycle all plastic waste, what are some ways that you can reduce (or are already reducing) the amount of plastic you waste? Write your response in at least two paragraphs that contain 3-5 complete sentences each.

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