Year 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Number of federal credit unions 4486 4315 4153 3976 3812 (a) Find a linear model for these data with x=1 corresponding to the year 2011 (b) Assumming the trend continues, estimate the number of federal credit unions in the year 2017 The linear model for these data is y=( )x+( )

Year 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Number of federal credit unions 4486 4315 4153 3976 3812 (a) Find a linear model for these data with x=1 corresponding to the year 2011 (b) Assumming the trend continues, estimate the number of federal credit unions in the year 2017 The linear model for these data is y=( )x+( )

College Algebra

1st Edition

ISBN:9781938168383

Author:Jay Abramson

Publisher:Jay Abramson

Chapter4: Linear Functions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 34RE: Draw a scatter plot for the data in Table 2. Then determine whether the data appears to belinearly...

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Year	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Number of federal credit unions	4486	4315	4153	3976	3812

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