SOLUTION: An insurance company is using the formula y=0.009x^2 -0.90x+27 to predict the number of accidents per million driving miles (y) for drivers of different ages (x) between 16 and 70.

Question 1106793: An insurance company is using the formula y=0.009x^2 -0.90x+27 to predict the number of accidents per million driving miles (y) for drivers of different ages (x) between 16 and 70. At what age does the model predict the fewest accidents
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An insurance company is using the formula y=0.009x^2 -0.90x+27 to predict the number of accidents per million driving miles (y) for drivers of different ages (x) between 16 and 70.
graph this equation
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At what age does the model predict the fewest accidents
Minimum occurs at the axis of symmetry y = -b/(2a)
y = .009x^2 - .9x + 27
therefore
y =
y =
y = 50 yr old guys have the least accidents!!
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