Chapter 5.7, Problem 6P

Use the table below and a graphing calculator for Exercises 3 through 6.

According to the data, what will the estimated resident population in Florida be in 2020?

To determine

To write the equation of best line for scattered plot.

Answer to Problem 6P

Population in 2020 shall be 23620 thousand.

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

  

Best line for scattered plot is $y=318.64x-620033$

Hence to estimate population in 2020 we have to calculate population after 40 years, we shall put $x=40$

We get,

  $y=23620$

Hence population shall be 23620 thousand.