The principal at Park High School records the total number of students each year. The following table shows the number of students for each of the last 8 years. Create a scatter plot showing the relationship between the year and the total number of students. Show that the function [math]y = 600(1.05)^x[/math] is a good estimate for the relationship between the year and the population. Approximately how many students will attend the high school in year 9?
[list=1] [*]Plot each point on the coordinate plane. [*]Graph the given function on the coordinate plane. [*]Compare the graph of the function to the scatter plot of the data. [*]Use the equation to answer the question. [/list] This applet is provided by Walch Education as supplemental material for their mathematics programs. Visit [url="http://www.walch.com"]www.walch.com[/url] for more information on their resources.