The table lists numbers N of employees (in millions) of a supermarket x years after 1980. x 7 12 17 22 27 N 0.21 0.36 0.67 1.4 2.3 (a) Find a power function f that models the data in the table. (b) Use f to predict the number of employees in the year 2010. Did your answer involve interpolation or extrapolation? (c) When did the number of employees first reach 1 million?

The table lists numbers N of employees (in millions) of a supermarket x years after 1980. x 7 12 17 22 27 N 0.21 0.36 0.67 1.4 2.3 (a) Find a power function f that models the data in the table. (b) Use f to predict the number of employees in the year 2010. Did your answer involve interpolation or extrapolation? (c) When did the number of employees first reach 1 million?

Algebra and Trigonometry (6th Edition)

6th Edition

ISBN:9780134463216

Author:Robert F. Blitzer

Publisher:Robert F. Blitzer

ChapterP: Prerequisites: Fundamental Concepts Of Algebra

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1MCCP: In Exercises 1-25, simplify the given expression or perform the indicated operation (and simplify,...

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x	7	12	17	22	27
N	0.21	0.36	0.67	1.4	2.3

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