A regression is run to determine if there is a relationship between the age of a company (x) and its profit (y) in thousands of dollars. The result of the regression were: y=ax+b, a=3.5, b=50, r=0.98 Use this to predict the profit of a company whichhas been in business for 20 years.

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A regression is run to determine if there is a relationship between the age of a company (x) and its profit (y) in thousands of dollars. The result of the regression were: y=ax+b, a=3.5, b=50, r=0.98

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