The U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) in recent years is given in Table 3. A scatter plot of the data and linear regression line are shown in the figure, where x represents years since 1990.
(A) Interpret the slope of the model.
(B) Predict the CPI in 2024.

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Table 3 Consumer Price Index (1982–1984 = 100) Year CPI 1990 130.7 1995 152.4 2000 172.2 2005 195.3 2010 218.1 2015 237.0