Write the Word or Phrase That Best Completes Each Statement

Short Answer

Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
-The following data represents the number of employees at a company at the start of each year since the company
began. $$\begin{array} { l | l c c c c c c } \text { month } & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 \\\hline \text { number } & 3 & 172 & 403 & 571 & 823 & 1061 & 1194\end{array}$$ Using the line of best fit for the data set, predict the number of employees at the start of the 10th year.