<PRE><B>Question 309923</B>
The equation y=-1777x+27153 can be used to predict the number y of gun deaths in the united states x years after 2000, that is, x=0 corresponds to 2000, x=2 corresponds to 2002, x=5 corresponds to 2005, and so on. Predict the number of gun deaths in 2005 and 2008. In what year will the number of gun deaths be 11,160?
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d(x)=-1777x+27153 
d(5) = -1777*5 + 27153 = 18268
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d(8) = -1777*8 + 27153 = 12937
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Solve 11,160 = -1777x + 27153
-1777x = -15993
x = 9
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Year = 2009
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Cheers,
Stan H.</PRE>