document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=559658>Question 559658</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> my daughter keeps bringing this problem to me\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A study was done over a five year period to determine if the average ticket price of a movie had any affect on the number of ticket sales.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "average           # of sales in billions<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ticket $<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 2.75$             1.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 3.25$             1.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 3.50$             1.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 4.75$             1.7<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 6.25$             1.9<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 6.75$             2.0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the equation for the line of best-fit to predict the number of sales if the price is increased to 7.50$.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A.  1.9 BILLION<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B.  2.08 BILLION<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C.  2.1 BILLION<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D.  2.3 BILLION </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "average # of sales in billions<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ticket $<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.75$ 1.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.25$ 1.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.50$ 1.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4.75$ 1.7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6.25$ 1.9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6.75$ 2.0 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use the equation for the line of best-fit to predict the number of sales if the price is increased to 7.50$. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A. 1.9 BILLION<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. 2.08 BILLION<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C. 2.1 BILLION<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D. 2.3 BILLION<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I ran a Linear Regression program on my TI-84 calculator<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to get y = 0.15x + 0.96<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(7.50) = 2.11<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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