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Problem $3-27($Algo$)$

Lovely Lawns, Inc., intends to use sales of lawn fertilizer to predict lawn mower sales. The store manager estimates a probable six$-$week lag between fertilizer sales and mower sales. The pertinent data are:

Period Fertilizer Sales Number of Mowers Sold

$11\mathrm{.}510$

$21\mathrm{.}28$

$32\mathrm{.}013$

$42\mathrm{.}215$

$52\mathrm{.}416$

$61\mathrm{.}410$

$71\mathrm{.}511$

$81\mathrm{.}39$

$91\mathrm{.}612$

$101\mathrm{.}28$

$112\mathrm{.}114$

$121\mathrm{.}39$

$131\mathrm{.}614$

$141\mathrm{.}712$