Solve the Problem $f ( x ) = b a ^ { x }$

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-The table shows the population of a certain city in various years. The data can be modeled by an exponential function of the form $f ( x ) = b a ^ { x }$ . Use exponential regression to predict the population of the city in the year 2000 . (You will first need to determine the exponential function $\mathrm { f }$ that models this data) .

A) About 250,475
B) About 307,101
C) About 338,291
D) About 273,097