The city council of Pine Bluffs is considering increasing the number of police in an effortto reduce crime. Before making a nal decision. the council asked the chief of police to survey other cities of similar size to determine the relationship between the number of police and the number of crimes reported. The chief gathered the following sample information. Number- 01' Number of City Police Crimes City Police Crimes Oxford 13 13 Holgate 14 5 Stacksville 14 12 Carey ll 16 Danville 26 5 Whistler\" 9 26 Athens 23 7 Noodville 18 6 Click here for the Excel Data File a. Determine the regression equation. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answers to 4 decimal places.) -_I_- b. Estimate the number of crimes for a city with 24 police officers. (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)