Question

Will someone please help! The equation y=-1777x+27,153 can be used to predict the number y of gun deaths in the United States x years after 2000, that is, x=0 corresponds to 2000,x=2 corresponds to 2002, x=5 corresponds to 2005, and so on. Predict the number of gun deaths in 2005 and 2008. In what year will the number of gun deaths be 9383?

Answer 1

Not again!

Answer 2

For no. of gun deaths in 2005, x=5

y=-1777*5 + 27153

Answer 3

>.> 18268?

Answer 4

y=-1777*8 + 27153
y=12937

Answer 5

EIGHTEEN THOUSAND GUN DEATHS IN 05 ?!?!?

Answer 6

alan, u may buy a gun too.

Answer 7

substitute 9383 in y to get the value of x.
add x to 2000, to get the year in which no. of deaths were 9383

Answer 8

2010

Answer 9

was last year ^^

Answer 10

but also is the year 9383 were killed by guns