The number of taxi accidents is approximated by y equals negative 143.3 x squared plus 1823.3 x plus 6820 and the number of inju
ries is approximated by y equals negative 416.72 x squared plus 4416.7 x plus 8500. Let xequals0 represents 1990, xequals1 represents 1991, and so on.
Answer: number of taxi accidents = 12235.2 which is approximately approximately 12235 accidents
Explanation: The equation for the number of accidents is given as: y = -143.3 x² <span>+1823.3 x + 6820
We are given that: x = 0 represents 1990 x = 1 represents 1991 Therefore: x = 8 represents 1998
Now, all we have to do is substitute with the value of x = 8 in the equation of accidents to get the number of taxi accidents in 1998 as follows: y = </span>-143.3 (8)² +1823.3 (8) + 6820 y = -143.3 (64) + 1823.3 (8) + 6820 y = -9171.2 + 14586.4 + 6820 y = 12235.2
If we are asked to approximate the answer, then it would be approximately 12235 accidents
