Who is table on your answer sheet.
The table below shows the sales for a flower company for the years 2007 through 2012. Answer the given questions about
A) Graph the data on the scatter plot and draw a line of best fit for the data,
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FLOWER SALES
Sales
Year
(in
thousands)
2007 $305
475
ubo
425
2008
$330
27
2009
$345
2010
$370
SO 11 12 13
2011
$395
2012
$420
B) Write an equation for the line of best fit for this data.
Let x represent the years since 2007 and y represent the
sales, in thousands of dollars.
C) According to your equation, in what year will the
sales reach about $500 (in thousands)? Use
mathematics to explain how you determined your
answer.