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Questions come from the Bluebook question bank. Made by Iskaa303 (Iskander Madikhan).

The scatterplot shows the relationship between the number of swans, y , in a certain population and the number of years since 1970, x , where 0≤x≤50. 

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  • The scatterplot has 6 data points.
  • The data points are in an exponential pattern trending up from left to right.
  • The data points have the following approximate coordinates:
    • (0 comma 43.53)
    • (10 comma 64.53)
    • (20 comma 84.47)
    • (30 comma 149.47)
    • (40 comma 187.53)
    • (50 comma 290.53) 


Which of the following equations is the most appropriate exponential model for the data shown in the scatterplot?