Finite Algebra; The percent of households with Internet use at home as been growing steadily, as shown by the following table.
Finite Algebra
Question 1 (10 points) The percent of households with Internet use at home as been growing steadily,
as shown by the following table. (Source: U.S. Census Bureau) (Lial, Greenwell, Ritchey, 10th Edition)
Year Percent of Households
2000 41.5
2003 54.7
2007 61.7
2009 68.7
2012 74.8
(a) Obtain the least-squares line that best fits these data. You can use either a TI-calculator or excel.
(Let x = 0 correspond to 2000.)
(b) Based on your answer to part (a), what rate is the percent of households with Internet use at home
growing per year?
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