document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=888118>Question 888118</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> PLEASE HELP ME THANK YOU!!!!!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Tamara recorded the population of Medville for certain years in this <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Medvile Population\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Year 1985-1990-1995-2000-2005<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Pop  1512-1698-1607-1791-1924\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "She determined the line of best fit that models this data is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y x &#61501; &#61483; 18 1,520, where x represents the number of years since 1985 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "and y represents the population. According to Tamara’s model, what is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the best prediction for the population of Medville in 1997? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The Answer is 1736 BUT HOW DO I GET THAT ANSWER? I AM LOST AND NEED SERIOUS HELP!!!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #537110 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=537110\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The way the best fit line is expressed is unfamiliar to me.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I also suspect that one of your symbols got misinterpreted by the software,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "but I assume Tamara's best fit line is what I would represent as<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=18x%2B1520 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=18x%2B1520\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then, for 1997, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=1997-1985=12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=1997-1985=12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the number of years since 1985,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%2812%29=18%2A12%2B4520=1736 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%2812%29=18%2A12%2B4520=1736\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is he best prediction for the population of Medville in 1997.<BR>\n" );
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