Reference no: EM132880266
The table below shows the number of state-registered automatic weapons and the murder rate for several Northwestern states.x
x 11.4 8.3 6.8 3.9 2.4 2.4 2.4 0.4
y 13.9 10.8 10.1 7.5 5.8 6 6.3 4.1
x = thousands of automatic weapons
y= murders per 100,000 residents
This data can be modeled by the equation y=0.87x+3.92.
Use this equation to answer the following;
A) How many murders per 100,000 residents can be expected in a state with 7 thousand automatic weapons?
Answer = _____ ( Round to 3 decimal places.)
B) How many murders per 100,000 residents can be expected in a state with 2.1 thousand automatic weapons?
Answer = _____ (Round to 3 decimal places.)