the following table  (x = 0 corresponds to 2011). Year, x     0     1     2     3     4     Sales, y     12.9     13.9     14.65     15.25     15.85     (a) Find an equation of the least-squares line for these data. y =      (b) Use the result of part (a) to estimate the sales of used autos online in 2016, assuming that the predicted trend continued. (Round your answer to one decimal plac

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The amount (in millions of dollars) of used autos sold online in a certain country from 2011 to 2015 is given in the following table 

(x = 0 corresponds to 2011).
Year, x     0     1     2     3     4    
Sales, y     12.9     13.9     14.65     15.25     15.85    
(a) Find an equation of the least-squares line for these data.
y = 
 
 
(b) Use the result of part (a) to estimate the sales of used autos online in 2016, assuming that the predicted trend continued. (Round your answer to one decimal place.)
$  million
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