SOLUTION: Tommy noticed that every day there are more sea gulls in the supermarket parking lot.On the first day,There were 7,On the second day, there were 15.On the third day, there were 24.

Question 441267: Tommy noticed that every day there are more sea gulls in the supermarket parking lot.On the first day,There were 7,On the second day, there were 15.On the third day, there were 24.At this rate, how many sea gulls will there be on the 8th day? Explain how you got your answer.
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, rwm:
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Tommy noticed that every day there are more sea gulls in the supermarket parking lot.On the first day,There were 7,On the second day, there were 15.On the third day, there were 24.At this rate, how many sea gulls will there be on the 8th day? Explain how you got your answer.
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Sequence: 7,15,24,....
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I ran a linear regression program on the data and
got the following regression equation:
f(x) = 8.5x -(5/3)
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So, f(8) = 8.5(8)-(5/3) = 66 1/3
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Round down to 66 gulls on day 8
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Cheers,
Stan H.
Answer by rwm(914) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
None because the supermarket will do something on the 6th day because they are messing on the cars and customers costing them business and money. A real answer to a real question.

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