Solve the Problem Using the Line of Best Fit for the Data Set

question 297

Short Answer

Solve the problem.
-The following data represents the number of employees at a company at the start of each year since the company
began. $$\begin{array} { l | c c c c c c c } \text { month } & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 \\\hline \text { number } & 3 & 172 & 403 & 571 & 823 & 1061 & 1194\end{array}$$ Using the line of best fit for the data set, predict the number of employees at the start of the 10th year.

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