The trend line of a town's population, in thousands, is $y = 25 + 1.8x$ , with $x$ in years from 2023. What trend value does it give for 2020?

19.6

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23.2

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25

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30.4

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer A

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30.4 uses $x = +3$ , a year after the origin.

Ten questions from Time Series & Trend, at your own pace.

Ten questions from Time Series & Trend, at your own pace.

The trend line of a town's population, in thousands, is y=25+1.8xy = 25 + 1.8xy=25+1.8x, with xxx in years from 2023. What trend value does it give for 2020?