-8———————0——————————10
-7 7
That’s -7 and 7 on a number line. If you count the — each is one so that is where they would be if you plotted the number line.
yep exponential, since it close to graph of

Answer:
The correct option is A.
Step-by-step explanation:
The general exponential growth model is defined as

Where, a is initial value, r is growth rate and x is time.
The initial population of town is 9800 and growth rate is 2%. The population growth model is defined as



Put x=7 to find the estimated population after 7 years.


Therefore the correct option is A.