<span>A trend line shows the general pattern of the data, but does not try to connect all the data points is the correct choice about trend lines. It usually is the most general direction of the points.</span>
You can double the product of 9 and 4 to get to the product of 9 and 8
Initial value can mean many things, but what I believe it means in this area is the value that you start with (obviously), so in the equation (y=mx+b), the initial value is the b. It is where the line intercepts the y-axis, and that is your initial value, I believe!
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240,000 = 24 x 10,000 but 10,000 = 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 = 10⁴, then:
240,000 = 24 x 10⁴