Answer:
DE
Step-by-step explanation:
See how DE cuts through half? We shouldn't be too accurate for the midsegment.
It would be -1/2 because the formula to find slope (rate of change) is (y2-y1)/(x2-x1) and in this case it would be (4.5-2)/(-3--2) which simplifies to (2.5)/(-5) which is -1/2
The <em><u>correct answer</u></em> is:

Explanation:
An exponential function is of the form
, where a is the initial population, b is 1 plus the amount of yearly change, and x is the number of years.
For our problem, a, the initial population, is 1500.
The yearly change is 6.3%; 6.3% = 6.3/100 = 0.063. Since it is decreasing, this is negative; 1+(-0.063) = 0.937.
We use t as the number of years.
This gives us

Answer:4.3
You round to the tenths place