Automobile Production). Table 1 shows the retail market share of passenger cars from Ford Motor Company as a percentage of the U.S. Market. Table 1: Ford Motor Company's Market Share Year Market Share 1975 23.6% 1980 17.2% 1985 18.8% 1990 20.0% 1995 20.7% A.What quadratic equation, M(x), best fits the data, where x = 0 corresponds to 1975? (Use 4 decimal places in your answer.) M(x) =        B. Use the equation to estimate Ford's share of the market (as a percentage) in 2000. (Use 4 decimal places in your answer.) In the year 2000, it is estimated Ford's share of the market was         %.

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(Automobile Production). Table 1 shows the retail market share of passenger cars from Ford Motor Company as a percentage of the U.S. Market.
Table 1: Ford Motor Company's Market Share

Year Market Share
1975 23.6%
1980 17.2%
1985 18.8%
1990 20.0%
1995 20.7%


A.What quadratic equationM(x), best fits the data, where x = 0 corresponds to 1975? (Use 4 decimal places in your answer.)
M(x) = 

 
 
 



B. Use the equation to estimate Ford's share of the market (as a percentage) in 2000. (Use 4 decimal places in your answer.)
In the year 2000, it is estimated Ford's share of the market was 

 
 
 

 %.

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