The percentage of the population of Argentina lived in rural areas are tabulated from
to
.
Graph :
\Sketch the scattered plots by using the EX-SHEET method.
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Observe the scatter plots in a graph,
\The plotted dots are appeared as decreasing in a linear way.
\So the function of the graph represents a linear function.
\From the EX-SHEET method the linear function is
.
The linear function is
.
Find the percentage of the rural population in
.
Substitute
in the linear function.

In the year
, the percentage of the rural population is
.
Find the percentage of the rural population in
.
Substitute
in the linear function.

In the year
, the percentage of the rural population is
.
Linear model is appropriate for the data.
\The percentage of the rural population in
and
is
and
.