I need help. The estimated population of a certain city over time is given in the table below. Answer the questions below to explain what kind of function would better model the data, linear or exponential.

Answer:
Plot the points on the graphing calculator. Then generate a linear regression model.
y = -897.3x + 43,425.5
A linear function would better model the data because as x increases, the y-values change (decrease) at an approximately constant rate. The equation of this function is approximately
y = -897.3x + 43,425.5.