document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1176089>Question 1176089</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Been stuck on this for hours and can't seem to properly put it in my calculator correctly.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The table below shows the number of state-registered automatic weapons and the murder rate for several Northwestern states.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 11.8, 8.6, 6.6, 3.6, 2.5, 2.2, 2.1, 0.6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 14.4, 11.5, 9.7, 7.3, 6.1, 5.6, 6.1, 4.8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x  = thousands of automatic weapons\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y  = murders per 100,000 residents\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This data can be modeled by the equation  y=0.87x+4.06.  Use the equation with the values rounded to two decimal places to make your predictions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A) How many murders per 100,000 residents can be expected in a state with 7 thousand automatic weapons?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B) How many murders per 100,000 residents can be expected in a state with 9.2 thousand automatic weapons? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #802119 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=802119\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the formula to use is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = .87 * x + 4.06\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when x = 7, y = .87 * 7 + 4.06 = 10.15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when x = 9, y = .87 * 9 + 4.06 = 12.064.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this translates to:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when the number of automatic weapons is equal to 7,000, then the number of murders per 100,000 is equal to 10.15.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when the number of automatic weapons is equal to 9,000, then the number of murders per 100,000 is equal to 12.0564.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the correlation is positive.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the higher the number of automatic weapons, in thousands, the greater the murder rate per 100,000 residents.\r<BR>\n" );
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