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<p>Use the following prompt and table to answer questions 1 - 7.</p>
<blockquote>The table below shows the population data for three cities at different times between 1950 and 2000. </blockquote>
<table class="os-raise-wideequaltable">
  <thead>
 
    <tr>
      <th scope="col">
        City
      </th >
      <th scope="col">
        1950
      </th >
      <th scope="col">
        1960
      </th >
      <th scope="col">
        1970
      </th >
      <th scope="col">
        1980
      </th >
      <th scope="col">
        1990
      </th >
      <th scope="col">
        2000
      </th >
    </tr>   
    </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>
        Paris
      </td>
      <td>
        6,300,000
      </td>
      <td>
        7,400,000
      </td>
      <td>
        8,200,000
      </td>
      <td>
        8,700,000
      </td>
      <td>
        9,300,000
      </td>
      <td>
        9,700,000
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>
        Austin
      </td>
      <td>
        132,000
      </td>
      <td>
        187,000
      </td>
      <td>
        254,000
      </td>
      <td>
        346,000
      </td>
      <td>
        466,000
      </td>
      <td>
        657,000
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>
        Chicago
      </td>
      <td>
        3,600,000
      </td>
      <td>
        3,550,000
      </td>
      <td>
        3,400,000
      </td>
      <td>
        3,000,000
      </td>
      <td>
        2,800,000
      </td>
      <td>
        2,900,000
      </td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>
<br>
<ol class="os-raise-noindent">
  <li>What does the data tell us, if anything, about the current population in the cities or what the population will be in 2050?</li> <br>
  <li> How would you describe the population change in each city during this time period? Write one to two sentences for each city. Then discuss with your group. </li> <br>
  <li> What kind of model (linear, exponential, both, or neither) do you think is appropriate for each city's population? </li> <br>
  <li> For each population that you think can be modeled by a linear and/or exponential function: </li> <br>
  <ol class="os-raise-noindent" type="a">
    <li> Write an equation for the function(s). </li> <br>
    <li> Graph the function(s). </li> <br>
  </ol>
  <li> Compare the graphs of your functions with the actual population data. How well do the models fit the data? </li> <br>
    <li> Use your models to predict the population in each city in 2010, the current year, and 2050. </li> <br>
    <li> Do you think that these predictions are (or will be) accurate? Be prepared to show your reasoning. </li>
</ol>