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Solve the equation. y = mt + b

Solve the equation. y = mt + b-example-1
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The equation that would best fit the data would be y = 42.5714 * 10 + 773.4286

The number of people who will be infected by the disease after 10 days would be 1, 200 people.

How to find the equation of best fit ?

To find a linear equation that best fits the given data, we can use linear regression. The best way to find the line of best fit would be by using a statistic software.

This shows that the linear equation is:

y = 42.5714t + 773.4286

Predict the number of individuals infected after 10 days (t = 10):

y = 42.5714 * 10 + 773.4286

y = 1, 200

It is predicted that there will be approximately 1,200 infected individuals after 10 days.

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