So, here we have an exponential function.
Remember that an exponential function has the form:

Where a represents an initial amount, and r is the rate of this amount to change. (Increase, or decrease).
So, given that the population of City A in 2000 was 40 thousand people and the population increased by 13% each year, we can say that

So,

For city B:

But something different happens with city C. This is not an exponential function, this is a linear function.
So,

Answer:
(-9) + (-2) = -11
Step-by-step explanation:
The first arrow on the number line starts from 0, moves downwards 9 units from 0.
We would write this as -9.
Also, the next arrow starts moves from -9, 2 units downwards.
We would write this as -2
The addition equation would be:
(-9) + (-2) = -11
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
By MVT,

Moreover, 

Hence the largest possible value of f(5) is 13