A new hospital tracked the number of births during its first 6 months of operation, as shown in the table. A 2-column table with 6 rows. The first column is labeled month with entries 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. The second column is labeled number of births with entries 137, 110, 93, 70, 65, 77.
Find a quadratic function that models the data. Round numerical values to the nearest whole number

y = 4x² - 43x + 178

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that data:

1 __ 137

2 __ 110

3 __ 93

4 __ 70

5 __ 65

6 __ 77

Usibg technology, the quadratic regression equation obtained is written in the form:

Ax² + Bx + C

A = 4.34 = 4 ( nearest whole number)

B = - 43.46 = - 43 (nearest whole number)

C = 178.3 = 178 ( nearest whole number)

Hence, the quadratic model is

y = 4x² - 43x + 178

connie < felicia < stew

step-by-step explanation:

stew:

we need to find the slope

m = (y2-y1)/ (x2-x1)

    = (2650-795)/(10-3)

    = 1855/7

265 words per minute

connie:

we need to find the slope

m = (y2-y1)/ (x2-x1)

we have two points (0,0) and (4,800)

m = (800-0)/(4-0)

  m = 800/4

    200 words per minute

felicia:

260 words per minute

200< 260 < 265

connie < felicia < stew