Plzzz guys help I'm so confused At the beginning of a population study, a city had 320,000 people. Each year since, the population has grown by 4.8%. Let t be the number of years since start of the study. Let y be the city's population. Write an exponential function showing the relationship between y and t.

y = 320,000(1.048)^t  

Step-by-step explanation:

4.8% = 0.048.

The population grows by 1.048 per year.

The required equation is:

y = 320,000(1.048)^t

answer: c, the green line

step-by-step explanation:

there is no black line, eliminate b.

simple interest implies periodic payments, but the red line shows no payments, eliminate d.

simple interest has equal payments. if paid say every day, the graph is about a straight line (actually a stairstep).

the yellow line is not straight, eliminate a.

check: the green line is straight, answer is c.

simple interest with positive interest rate gives a straight line sloping up to the right. green line:

g(t) = $100 + ($200-$100) ÷ (20 years) × (t years)

= $100 + (4%/year) × ($100)(t years)

incidentally, the yellow line curving upward represents continuously compounded interest

y = $100 × 2^(t years / (14 assuming the yellow line hits $200 at 14 years. 2^0 is 1, so y(0) = $100; 2^(14/14) is 2, so y(14) = $200.