Year 1978 1979 1980 1990 1991 1996 1997 2007 2008 2009 Minimum hourly wage ($) 2.65 2.90 3.35 3.80 4.25 4.75 5.15 5.85 6.55 7.25   Write the least squares regression equation that models the data. Let x = time in years since 1900 and let y = minimum hourly wage. Use the equation to estimate the minimum hourly wage of a U.S. worker in 2025. Show your work.

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  1. he table shows the minimum wage rates for the United States during different years.

 

Year

1978

1979

1980

1990

1991

1996

1997

2007

2008

2009

Minimum hourly wage ($)

2.65

2.90

3.35

3.80

4.25

4.75

5.15

5.85

6.55

7.25

 

    1. Write the least squares regression equation that models the data. Let x = time in years since 1900 and let y = minimum hourly wage.
    2. Use the equation to estimate the minimum hourly wage of a U.S. worker in 2025. Show your work.

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