Milk Production The data in the table below represents the number of dairy farm ( in thousands) and the amount of milk produced ( in billions of pounds) in the United States for various years.
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Services
Using a graphing utility, draw a
Using a graphing utility, build a logarithmic model from the data.
Graph the logarithmic function found in part (b) on the scatter plot.
In
The actual amount of milk produced in
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