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Intermediate Algebra – Student Workbook – Second Edition 2013

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Name: _____________________<br />

Date: ________________<br />

Lesson 2a Assessment<br />

Years Since 1980<br />

Total Sales<br />

(in millions of dollars)<br />

0 1.19<br />

5 1.40<br />

10 1.91<br />

15 1.88<br />

21 2.01<br />

25 2.12<br />

26 2.38<br />

1. Let S(t) represent the total sales of this company t years after 1980. Use your calculator to<br />

determine regression equation for this data set. Use function notation, and round to four<br />

decimal places as needed.<br />

2. Use the TABLE to determine the sales in 2005.<br />

3. Use the EQUATION found in problem 1 to determine sales in 2005. Round your answer to<br />

the nearest tenth.<br />

4. Your answers for questions 2 and 3 should be different. Why is this the case?<br />

Scottsdale Community College Page 71 <strong>Intermediate</strong> <strong>Algebra</strong>

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