
The x-axis represents the number of years after 2010, and the y-axis represents the number of residents.
The graph shown models the number of residents of a certain city years after 2010. What does the y-intercept of the graph represent in the context of this model?
The total number of residents who moved out of the city.
The increase in residents per year.
The number of residents in the city at the beginning of the modeling period.
The maximum number of residents the city can hold.