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Solve the Problem f(x)=ax2+bx+cf ( x ) = a x ^ { 2 } + b x + c

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-The following table shows the number of dog collars, in thousands, produced by Allied Pet Products in the three years considered. Find a function of the form f(x) =ax2+bx+cf ( x ) = a x ^ { 2 } + b x + c that fits this data. Using this function, what would you predict the dog collar production of Allied Pet Product: to be in year 27 ?
 Year  Number of dog collars  (in thousands)  0206141823.6\begin{array}{c|c}\text { Year } & \begin{array}{c}\text { Number of dog collars } \\\text { (in thousands) }\end{array} \\\hline 0 & 20 \\\hline 6 & 14 \\\hline 18 & 23.6\end{array}


A) 69,700 collars
B) 100,100 collars
C) 64,700 collars
D) 49,700 collars

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