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Use the tables below to draw linear graphs.

A. The number of days a hill side city received snow in different years.


















Year



2003



2004



2005



2006



Days



8



10



5



12



B. 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


A. By taking the years on x-axisand the number of days on y-axis, the linear graph of the given information can be represented as:



B. By taking the years on x-axis and population on y-axis, the given information can be represented through linear graph as:



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