Help! I got 3,593 but that doesn’t make sense

Because the number increase by a percentage this is an exponential growth problem.

The equation for exponential growth is :

Total = start value x ( 1 + percent) ^ time

Using the information from the problem:

2011-2005 = 6 years.

Total = 23 x (1 + 0.72)^6

Total = 23x 1.72^6

Total = 595.52 = 596 total people

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step-by-step explanation:

the direct variation says that:

then the equation is of the form is given by:

            where k is the constant variation.

from the given table:

consider any value of x and m(x)=y

x = 2 and m(x)=y = 3

substitute these value in [1]; we have;

divide both sides by 2 we get;

⇒

check:

put x = -1 and m(x) = -1.5

substitute in the equation:

-1.5 = -1.5                   true

therefore, the function m(x) represents a direct variation

graph of this function as shown below: