Answer:
(A) 1000
Step-by-step explanation:
We will form a graph of the points give.
Let x denotes the year and y denotes the population in the corresponding year.
We get the best fir line as :
y =20.225x-39664
Now, to evaluate the population in 2012, we will put x=2012
y = 20.225(2012) - 39664
y = 1028.7
So the best prediction for the population in 2012 is 1000.
Hence, option (A) is correct.