2,000 1,740
(10, 1400)
1,480
Number of
Milk Cow
Operations
1,220
(20,900)
960
700
5
10 15 20 25
Number of Years After 1975
Write an equation for the line of best fit. Then predict the number of milk cow operations in the year 2005.
a. y = -5x + 1900, about 1885 milk cow operations in the year 2005
b. y = -50x + 1900, about 400 milk cow operations in the year 2005
c. y = -50x – 100about 1400 milk cow operations in the year 2005
d. y = -5x-100, about 250 milk cow operations in the year 2005