5. The table below shows the birth rate (per 1000) per year in the United States according to data from the National Center for Health Statistics. *
1 point
Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Birth Rate
14.7 14.5 14.4 14.1 14.0 14.114.114.2 | 14.0 13.8 14.0
(per 1000)
Let x represent the number of years since 2000 with x = 0 representing the year 2000.
Let y represent the birth rate per 1000 population.
Write the slope-intercept form of the equation for the line of fit using the points representing
2001 and 2009. Round to the nearest hundredth