Question

the number of students enrolled at beach Manor preschool during very serious is giving in the table below use the line of best fit to predict the number of students enrolled in 2010

Answer 1

We will have the following:

Using the data provided and applying linear regression we will have that the lines of best fit will be:

$y=2.6666666667x+37.71428571$

Now, that is using 1984 as the starting point (0 years) now, we determine the value at 2010 (26 years after):

$y=2.6666666667(26)+37.71428571\Rightarrow y=107.047619$$y\approx107$

So, the prediction using the best fit would be approximately 107 students enrolled in 2010.