A bear market in the stock market is defined as a condition in which market declines by 20% or more over the course of at least two months. The following data represent the number of months and percentage change in the S&P500 (a group of 500 stocks). Based on the analysis from Problem 32 in Section 4.1, what would be the predicted percent change in the S&P500 during a bear market that lasted 10 months? 30 months? (Refer to Problem 32, Section 4.1)

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Percent Change Months Percent Change Months 12.1 -20.57 1.9 -44.57 8.3 -44.29 14.9 -21.63 -27.97 3.3 -32.86 6.5 3.4 -42.54 -22.18 18.1 6.8 -61.81 -36.06 5.8 -40.60 21 -48.20 3.1 20.7 -29.43 -27.11 13.4 -31.81 3.4 -33.51 12.9 -54.47 18.2 -36.77 -24.44 5.1 9.3 -33.75 7.6 -28.69 13.6 -51.93 17.9 2.1 -34.42 -27.62 -28.47 11.8