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(Modeling) Minimum Hourly Wage  One model for the minimum hourly wage in the United States...

(Modeling) Minimum Hourly Wage  One model for the minimum hourly wage in the United States for the period 1978–2005 is

y = .12x − 234.42,

where x represents the year and y represents the wage, in dollars. The actual 1999 minimum wage was $5.15. What does this model predict as the wage? What is the difference between the actual wage and the predicted wage?

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