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A mathematical model predicting the growth of an ant colony population over 10 months is shown in the table below:

Months (x)	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Ant colony population (y)	7,000	8,500	10,500	13,000	16,000	19,500	24,000	30,000	36,500	45,000	55,500

1) Plot the data on the graph as an exponential curve
2) Use your graph to estimate the ant colony population after 2.5 months
3) How many months it would take for the any colony population to reach 22,000 ants

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