question 17 The table below shows the number of state-registered automatic weapons and the murder rate for several Northwestern states. xx 11.5 8.1 6.6 3.6 2.7 2.6 2.5 0.4 yy 13.9 10.9 9.7 6.9 6.3 6 5.9 4.6xx = thousands of automatic weapons yy = murders per 100,000 residents This data can be modeled by the equation y=0.86x+3.93.y=0.86x+3.93. Use this equation to answer the following; A) How many murders per 100,000 residents can be expected in a state with 9.3 thousand automatic weapons? Answer =  ___________Round to 3 decimal places. B) How many murders per 100,000 residents can be expected in a state with 3.4 thousand automatic weapons? Answer =____________  Round to 3 decimal places.

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The table below shows the number of state-registered automatic weapons and the murder rate for several Northwestern states.
xx 11.5 8.1 6.6 3.6 2.7 2.6 2.5 0.4
yy 13.9 10.9 9.7 6.9 6.3 6 5.9 4.6
xx = thousands of automatic weapons
yy = murders per 100,000 residents

This data can be modeled by the equation y=0.86x+3.93.y=0.86x+3.93. Use this equation to answer the following;

A) How many murders per 100,000 residents can be expected in a state with 9.3 thousand automatic weapons?

Answer =  ___________Round to 3 decimal places.

B) How many murders per 100,000 residents can be expected in a state with 3.4 thousand automatic weapons?

Answer =____________  Round to 3 decimal places.
 
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