The total amount of construction spending on highways and streets (in billions of dollars) is given in the accompanying table for the first six months of 2016.January96February95March94April92June86MonthSpendingMay87(a) Find the least-squares regression line that models these data, with x = 1 corresponding to January 2016.(b) Assuming the trend continues, estimate the amount of spending in November 2016.(a) The linear model for the data is y = (x+ .(Round to the nearest thousandth as needed.)

The total amount of construction spending on highways and streets (in billions of dollars) is given in the accompanying table for the first six months of 2016. Month May June January 96 February 95 March 94 April 92 87 86 Spending (a) Find the least-squares regression line that models these data, with x = 1 corresponding to January 2016. (b) Assuming the trend continues, estimate the amount of spending in November 2016. (a) The linear model for the data is y=(x + (. (Round to the nearest thousandth as needed.)

The total amount of construction spending on highways and streets (in billions of dollars) is given in the accompanying table for the first six months of 2016. Month May June January 96 February 95 March 94 April 92 87 86 Spending (a) Find the least-squares regression line that models these data, with x = 1 corresponding to January 2016. (b) Assuming the trend continues, estimate the amount of spending in November 2016. (a) The linear model for the data is y=(x + (. (Round to the nearest thousandth as needed.)

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