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.
\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
.