The following table shows the average yearly income, in dollars, of individuals based on years of schooling.
(a) Using the data points (8, 18,000) and (14, 30,000) find a linear function that fits the data.
(b) Use the linear function to predict average income for an individual with 16 years of schooling.
(a) I = 2000x + 2000
(b) $34,000
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