Question: The Outdoor Shop would like to develop an estimating equation for predicting sales of Scouts Brand sleeping bags.They feel that sales of sleeping bags are

The Outdoor Shop would like to develop an estimating equation for predicting sales of Scouts Brand sleeping bags.They feel that sales of sleeping bags are related to the number of newly registered boy scouts and girl scouts in the community. In the six past years the following data have been compiled:

X?X?Y
YearNew boy scoutsNew girl scoutsSales (units)
2012412120324
2013316126289
2014407132330
2015418189370
2016384156342
2017393207384

  1. Develop the least squares estimating equation:

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  1. In the fall of 2018, 312 new boy scouts have registered in the city's troops and 205 girl scouts have registered. How many sleeping bags should the Outdoor Shop expect to sell this year?

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