The graph gives the estimated population $y$, in thousands, of a town…

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Prompt

The graph gives the estimated population

y

, in thousands, of a town

x

years since 2007, where

0 \leq x \leq 5

. Which of the following best describes the increase in the estimated population from

x = 0

x = 1

The estimated population at

x = 1

is 3.5 times the estimated population at

x = 0

The estimated population at

x = 1

is 2.5 times the estimated population at

x = 0

The estimated population at

x = 1

is 1.5 times the estimated population at

x = 0

The estimated population at

x = 1

is 0.5 times the estimated population at

x = 0