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The values on the x-axis range from 0 to 12 in increments of 2. The values on the y-axis range from 0 to 250 in increments of 50. The following points are plotted: left parenthesis 1 comma 2 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 2 comma 1 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 2 comma 4 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 3 comma 6 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 3 comma 4 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 4 comma 3 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 5 comma 9 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 5 comma 14 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 5 comma 12 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 6 comma 16 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 6 comma 14 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 7 comma 18 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 8 comma 20 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 8 comma 25 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 8 comma 34 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 9 comma 50 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 10 comma 105 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 10 comma 119 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 11 comma 125 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 11 comma 250 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 11 comma 188 right parenthesis, and left parenthesis 11 comma 235 right parenthesis.


The data in the preceding graph represents the value of basketball cards over time. Each point represents the value of a basketball card after a certain number of years. For example, (9,50)
represents a 9-year-old basketball card that is worth $50. Which model best fits this data?

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
An exponential model. The card values increase faster as age increases (not a constant additive rise), e.g. ~50 at 9 years, ~105–119 at 10, and up to 125–250 at 11 — an accelerating, multiplicative pattern best matched by exponential growth.