Solve the Problem Using the Line of Best Fit (With Slope Correct to Time

Short Answer

Solve the problem.
-The following data represents the Olympic winning time in Women's 100 m Freestyle. $$\begin{array} { c | c c c c c c c } \text { year } & 1972 & 1976 & 1980 & 1984 & 1988 & 1992 & 1996 \\\hline \text { time } & 58.59 & 55.65 & 54.79 & 55.92 & 54.93 & 54.65 & 54.50\end{array}$$ Using the line of best fit (with slope correct to 5 decimal places) for the data set, predict the Olympic winning time in
2000.