If your good at ! the table shows the minimum wage rates for the united states during different years. year 1978 1979 1980 1990 1991 1996 1997 2007 2008 2009 minimum hourly wage ($) 2.65 2.90 3.35 3.80 4.25 4.75 5.15 5.85 6.55 7.25 (a) write the least squares regression equation that models the data. let x = time in years since 1900 and let y = minimum hourly wage. (b) use the equation to estimate the minimum hourly wage of a u. s. worker in 2025. show your work.

According to the 2008 u.s. census, california had a population of approximately 4 × 10^7 people and florida had a population of approximately 2 × 10^7 people. which of the following is true? a. the population of california was approximately two times the population of florida. b. the population of florida was approximately twenty times the population of california. c. the population of florida was approximately two times the population of california. d. the population of california was approximately twenty times the population of florida.