Question

The equation Y=1777x+27153 can be used to predict the number Y of gun deaths in the US X years after 2000 that is x=0 corresponds to 2000x=2 corresponds to 2002x=5 and so on, Predict the number of of death in 2005 and 07, .. In what year will the death be 12,937

Answer 1

To find the x and y intercepts, express the equation in intercept form.;
; this is already in intercept form. Thus the x-intercept is 7/2,and the y-intercept is -1.