This table shows the population of owls in a park in different years. The quadratic regression equation that models these data is
y=-1.347 + 10.75x-11.3.
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Year
y
Number of
owls
1
0
2.
2
3
17
4.
14
5
9
6
4
Using this model, the predicted number of owls in year 9 is about -
23. Does this prediction make sense? Why or why not?
O A. Yes, because the owl population is endangered.
O B. No, because the owls went to live somewhere else.
C. No, because you can't have a negative number of owls.
O D. Yes, because that is the result of substituting x = 9.