Question

Problem is attached in the picture.

Answer 1

I have no idea.

Answer 2

im kind of confused. can you break it down

Answer 3

Ok

Answer 4

it says that y is the number of gun deaths given a value for x...

Answer 5

so if x = 1... you do the math and that will be the number of gun deaths during 2001

Answer 6

if x = 2 thats the # of deaths by projectile in 2002

Answer 7

they want to know what year 12,937 deaths occur

Answer 8

So being that y is always the number of deaths... you can put it in and see what x is equal to...

Answer 9

this problem crazy.

Answer 10

if you solve: 12,937 = -1777x +27,153 you should get x = 8

Answer 11

so for the first one, put in x = 5 (I hope you have a calc.)

Answer 12

that's the number of deaths in 2005

Answer 13

-1777(5) + 27,153 = number of deaths in 2005

Answer 14

-1777(7) + 27,153 = the number of deaths in 2007

Answer 15

soo there were 18268 in 2005? and 14714 in 2007?

Answer 16

12,937= 1777(x) + 27,153
solve for x and you have the number of years after 2000 (or before if neg) that 12,937 deaths wend down.

Answer 17

leme chk your ans.

Answer 18

yea and...yea, those are right.

Answer 19

mk now .. hmmm

Answer 20

I forgot to put the neg in front of the 1777 up there in the x equation... my bad

Answer 21

thats good , im trying to figure it out.

Answer 22

(12,937 - 27,153)/-1777 = 8

Answer 23

so it would be 2008?

Answer 24

nice... yep

Answer 25

yay!