How many murders per 100,000 residents can be expected in a state with 2.7 thousand automatic weapons? Answer = _________ Round to 3 decimal places. B) How many murders per 100,000 residents can be expected in a state with 4.1 thousand automatic weapons?

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The table below shows the number of state-registered automatic weapons and the murder rate for several Northwestern states.

xx 11.5 8.1 7.2 3.5 2.9 2.8 2.2 0.3
yy 14.1 10.6 10.1 6.9 6.8 6.3 6.1 4.6

xx = thousands of automatic weapons
yy = murders per 100,000 residents

This data can be modeled by the equation y=0.84x+4.16.y=0.84x+4.16. Use this equation to answer the following;

A) How many murders per 100,000 residents can be expected in a state with 2.7 thousand automatic weapons?

Answer = _________ Round to 3 decimal places.

B) How many murders per 100,000 residents can be expected in a state with 4.1 thousand automatic weapons?

Answer = ___________ Round to 3 decimal places.

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