The following table shows estimates of deer population in the United States.

Question

Year
1995
1997
1999
2001
Base Year
5
7
9
11
Estimated Number of Deer in Thousands
838
1012
1223
1427
The deer population in the United States can be predicted by the expression 523(1.099), where t is the number of years since 1990. What does the value 523 represent?

A. The predicted number of deer in the United States in 1994.

B. The predicted number of deer in the United States in 1990

C. The predicted increase in the number of deer in the United States each year.

D .The number of years until the population reaches 2 million.

Answer 1

B. The predicted number of deer in the United States in 1990

523 represents the estimated number of deer in the United States in the base year of 1990.