1. The data below shows the average student loan debt accumulated by college graduates during certain years since 1996. Write an equation for
the line of best fit, then estimate the average student loan debt for a
student graduating in 2020.
Year
1996
2000
Loan Debt
$12,750
$17,350
$18,650
$23,200
$24,000
2004
2008
2009

step-by-step explanation:

we have

using a graphing tool

see the attached figure

this is a quadratic equation (vertical parabola) open up

the vertex is a > vertex

the domain of the function is all real > interval (-∞,∞)

the range of the function is the > [-6.125,∞)

the function has two x->   and

the function is increasing over the > (0.25,∞)

the function is decreasing over the > (-∞,0.25)

your answer is  

d.

196.5 m2

step-by-step explanation: