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Question
Use the tables below to draw linear graphs.
Population (in thousands) of men and women in a village in different years.
| Year | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
| Number of men | 12 | 12.5 | 13 | 13.2 | 13.5 |
| Number of women | 11.3 | 11.9 | 13 | 13.6 | 12.8 |
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Solution
By taking the years on the x-axis and population on y-axis and scale as 1 unit = 0.5 thousand on the y-axis and 2 unit = 1 year on x-axis, the linear graph of the given information can be drawn as follows.

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