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According to the America Association of Medical Colleges, the number of applications to medical scho

Question: According to the America Association of Medical Colleges, the number of applications to medical schools in the United States began to decrease since 1996 as indicated in the following Table. Years are represented as the number of years since 1900 and applications are given in thousands.

*Year* (x)				94		95		96		97	98	99	00
Applications (y)				45.4		46.6		47.0		43.0	41.0	38.5	37.1
		x	y		xy		x²		y²
		94	45.4		4267.6		8836		2061.16
		95	46.6		4427.0		9025		2171.56
		96	47.0		4512.0		9216		2209.00
		97	43.0		4171.0		9409		1849.00
		98	41.0		4018.0		9604		1681.00
		99	38.5		3811.5		9801		1482.25
		100	37.1		3710.0		10000		1376.41
	Total	679	298.6		28917.1		65891		12830.38