The table below shows automatic weapons and Northwestern states. X Y 11.8 8.6 14.1 11.5 thousands of auton

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The table below shows the number of state-registered
automatic weapons and the murder rate for several
Northwestern states.
Xx
Y
11.8
14.1 11.5 9.8 7.1 6.2 6.5
x = thousands of automatic weapons
y = murders per 100,000 residents
8.6 7 3.3 2.5 2.5 2.6
6
This data can be modeled by the equation
y = 0.85x +4.07. Use this equation to answer the
following;
Answer
decimal places.
=
A) How many murders per 100,000 residents can be expected
in a state with 1.2 thousand automatic weapons?
Answer =
decimal places.
Round to 3
0.9
4.7
B) How many murders per 100,000 residents can be expected
in a state with 8.5 thousand automatic weapons?
Round to 3
Transcribed Image Text:The table below shows the number of state-registered automatic weapons and the murder rate for several Northwestern states. Xx Y 11.8 14.1 11.5 9.8 7.1 6.2 6.5 x = thousands of automatic weapons y = murders per 100,000 residents 8.6 7 3.3 2.5 2.5 2.6 6 This data can be modeled by the equation y = 0.85x +4.07. Use this equation to answer the following; Answer decimal places. = A) How many murders per 100,000 residents can be expected in a state with 1.2 thousand automatic weapons? Answer = decimal places. Round to 3 0.9 4.7 B) How many murders per 100,000 residents can be expected in a state with 8.5 thousand automatic weapons? Round to 3
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