Statistics students in Oxnard College sampled 9 textbooks in the Condor bookstore and recorded the number of pages in each textbook and its cost. The data are shown below: Number of Pages (xx) Cost(yy) 854 92.86 726 65.34 848 85.32 638 54.42 505 59.45 611 58.99 580 49.2 668 75.12 940 93.6 A student calculates a linear model using technology (Statistics Calculator or Computer) ˆyy^ =  xx + . (Please show your answers to two decimal places) Use the model to estimate the cost when number of pages is 626. Cost = $ (Use the linear model with yor rounded coefficients and then round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

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Statistics students in Oxnard College sampled 9 textbooks in the Condor bookstore and recorded the number of pages in each textbook and its cost. The data are shown below:

Number of Pages (xx) Cost(yy)
854 92.86
726 65.34
848 85.32
638 54.42
505 59.45
611 58.99
580 49.2
668 75.12
940 93.6



A student calculates a linear model using technology (Statistics Calculator or Computer)
ˆyy^ =  xx + . (Please show your answers to two decimal places)
Use the model to estimate the cost when number of pages is 626.
Cost = $ (Use the linear model with yor rounded coefficients and then round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

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