The equation y =-1777x+27,153 can be used to predict the nuber 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=6 corresponds to 2006, and so on.Perdict the number of gun deaths in 2006 and 2009.In what year will the number of gun deaths be 9,383?
The Predicted gun deaths in 2006 will be?
The predicted number of gun deaths in 2009 will be?
The predicted number of gun deaths will be 9383 in the year?

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anonymous · Answer

i think this is a matter of plugging in
got a calculator?

anonymous · Answer

for every year, you plug in for x, but do YEAR - 2000 = x
then plug in

anonymous · Answer

Thanks, as hard as this looked at first it was the easiest to figure that I've posted so far.Thanks!

anonymous · Answer

1999  has got to be -1 right

anonymous · Answer

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In 2010 the gun deaths , according to this model in the US were expected to be 9383

anonymous · Answer

Easier than pie!