Let x- intercept represents time
Let y-intercept represents population
Let 1990 represent initial year
Points are (0,14.2)(10,12.4)
slope m= 
= 
General linear equation
y= mx+b --------------(i)
here m is slope and b is intercept
plug the 1st point in equation
14.2= -0.018(0) + b
b=14.2
y= 0.018x + 14.2
replace y with p(t) and x with t
p(t) = -0.018t + 14.2
Answer:
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The exponential graph is shown below.
The initial value when the time is zero is 70000. An initial value is normally shown as the point where the graph crosses the y-axis.
If the initial value was to be 50000, the curve would have crossed the y-axis at 50000
The correct answer is the first statement
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