SOLUTION: write a linear function to fit the following scatter plot data: Year Life Expectancy in Years 1940 65.2 1950 71.1 1960 73.1 1970 74.7 1980 77.5 1990 78.8

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Question 869918: write a linear function to fit the following scatter plot data:
Year Life Expectancy in Years
1940 65.2
1950 71.1
1960 73.1
1970 74.7
1980 77.5
1990 78.8
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I used EXCEL to get y=0.2537x-425.15 where x is the year, y is the expectancy