The Following Graph Shows the Populations of the Metropolitan Areas

Multiple Choice

The following graph shows the populations of the metropolitan areas of City X and City Y over six years.
-Use the terms increasing, decreasing, and/or constant to describe the trends for the population of the City X metropolitan area.

A) The population of the City X metropolitan area was increasing from Year 1 to Year 5 and was constant from Year 5 to Year 6.
B) The population of the City X metropolitan area was decreasing from Year 1 to Year 6.
C) The population of the City X metropolitan area was increasing from Year 1 to Year 6.
D) The population of the City X metropolitan area was decreasing from Year 1 to Year 5 and was constant from Year 5 to Year 6.