Answered>Order 3067

The table below shows the number of state-registered automatic weapons and the murder rate for several Northwestern states.

x — 11.6 — 8.1 — 7.1 — 3.5 — 2.3 — 2.7 — 2.1 — 0.8

y — 13.9 — 11 — 9.8 — 7 —– 6.2 —- 6.4 — 5.8 — 4.5

x = thousands of automatic weapons

y = murders per 100,000 residents

This data can be modeled by the equation y = 0.85x + 4.02. Use this equation to answer the following;

A. How many murders per 100,000 residents can be expected in a state with 9.2 thousand automatic weapons? _________________ (round to 3 decimal places)

B. How many murders per 100,000 residents can be expected in a state with 1.5 thousand automatic weapons? _________________ (round to 3 decimal places).