- Manatees Are Large Gentle Sea Creatures That Live Along The Florida Coast Many Manatees Are Killed Or Injured By Boats 1 (174.93 KiB) Viewed 10 times
- Manatees Are Large Gentle Sea Creatures That Live Along The Florida Coast Many Manatees Are Killed Or Injured By Boats 2 (165.6 KiB) Viewed 10 times
Manatees are large, gentle sea creatures that live along the Florida coast. Many manatees are killed or injured by boats. In Florida, manatee deaths from powerboat encounters have been at the center of considerable controversy between environmentalists and boat operators. Here are data on registered Florida Pleasure Craft (in tens of thousands) and watercraft-related manatee deaths in Florida in the years 1991 to 2000: Year 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Pleasure Craft Registrations (in tens of thousands) 68 68 印 70 71 73 76 81 83 84 67 Manatee Deaths 53 38 35 49 42 60 54 67 82 78
w the 7. Use your equation to predict the number of manatees that will be killed by boats in a year when 900,000 pleasure boats are registered. 8. Now use your graphing calculator and all of the data to find the linear regression (best fit) equation. Write the equation below.