The equation y = 1777x + 27,153 can be used to predict the number y of gun deaths after 2000,that is, x=0 corresponds to 2000, x = 3 corresponds to 2003, x = 5 corresponds to 2005, and so on. Predict the number of gun deaths in 2005 and 2009. In what year will the number of gun deaths be in 9383?

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The equation y = 1777x + 27,153 can be used to predict the number y of gun deaths after 2000,that is, x=0 corresponds to 2000, x = 3 corresponds to 2003, x = 5 corresponds to 2005, and so on.  Predict the number of gun deaths in 2005 and 2009.  In what year will the number of gun deaths be in 9383?

dumbcow · Answer

ok so what do you get when you plug in x=3 and x=5

dumbcow · Answer

sorry i meant x=9

dumbcow · Answer

x=5
y = 1777(5) + 27,153
 = ??

anonymous · Answer

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