You work at a store that sells laptops. Your boss ask you to do a sales research and suggest the best model that projects the sales in September for the current year. Month Month Value Sales (in thousands)
January 1 200
February 2 250
March 3 310
April 4 400
May 5 390
June 6 550
July 7 800
August 8 820
September

Determine the equation. Use parenthesis around the exponent!

Round all parts of the equation to 2 decimal places.

What is the r-value?

Using your model, predict the amount in September.