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Economics: Entry-Level Jobs An economist is studying the job market in Denver-area neighborhoods. Let x represent the total number of jobs in a given neighborhood, and let y represent the number of entry-level jobs in the same neighborhood. A sample of six Denver neighborhoods gave the following information (units in hundreds of jobs).
X | 16 | 33 | 50 | 28 | 50 | 25 |
y | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
Source: Neighborhood Facts. The Piton Foundation. To find out more, visit the Piton Foundation web site.
Complete parts (a) through (e), given
(f) For a neighborhood with x= 40 jobs, how many are predicted to be entry-level jobs?
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