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Let ŷ represent the profit (in thousands of dollars) for a certain company xx years after 1965. A statistician calculates a linear model
ŷ = 0.38xx + 15
Use the model to estimate the profit in 1973. Your answer should be in dollars, not thousands of dollars.
Profit =$
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