The equation y = -1777x+27153 can be used to predict the number y of gun deaths in the United States x years after 20000, that is, x=0 corresponds to 2000, x=3 corresponds to 2003, x=5 corrresponds to 2005 and so on. Predict the number of gun deaths in 2005 and 2007. In what year will the number of gun deaths be 12937?

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The equation y = -1777x+27153 can be used to predict the number y of gun deaths in the United States x years after 20000, that is, x=0 corresponds to 2000, x=3 corresponds to 2003, x=5 corrresponds to 2005 and so on.  Predict the number of gun deaths in 2005 and 2007. In what year will the number of gun deaths be 12937?

Here are my predictions
2005 number of deaths is 18,268
2007 number of deaths is 14714
in 2008 there will be 12937 deaths

is this correct?

Reiny · Answer

Good job, I got the same