The accompanying data were compiled by the superintendent of schools in a large metropolitan area. the table shows the average sat verbal scores of high school seniors during the 5 years since the district implemented its "back to basics" program.
year, x 1 2 3 4 5
average score, y 436 434 436 428 424
(a) determine the equation of the least-squares line for these data.
y =

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Kendra had twice as much money as kareem. kendra later spent $8 and kareem earned $6. by then,the two had the same amount of money. how much money did each have originally?

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