document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=876403>Question 876403</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The equation y= -16x+ 580 represents the population of mongoose in a particular area, where y is the mongoose population and x is the month. After 6 months, a population survey showed that there are 448 mongooses. What is the residual when compared to the model </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #528762 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=528762\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y = -16x+ 580\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = -16(6) + 580\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = -96 + 580\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 484\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The estimated population after 6 months is 484\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The actual population measured after 6 months is 448\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Residual: (observed) - (estimated) = (448) - (484) = <font color=\"red\">-36</font> </SPAN>\n" );
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