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Question #1. The operations manager of a musical instrument distributor feels that demand for bass drums...

Question #1. The operations manager of a musical instrument distributor feels that demand for bass drums may be related to the number of television appearances by the popular rock group Green Shadows during the preceding month. The manager has collected the data shown in the following table:

Demand for /Green Shadows
Bass Drums /TV Appearances
3 2   
8 5
4 4
10 8
11 9
9 8
5 6
11 11
8 9

9 10

11 13

a. Graph the data and briefly describe the linear equation and identity the independent and dependent variables.

b. Using the linear equation, predict drum sales if there are 12 appearances.

Solutions

Expert Solution

predicted value of drum sales(y) is 11.4242 which is approximately 11 if there are 12(x) appearance.


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