The city council of Pine Bluffs is considering increasing the number of police in an effort to reduce crime. Before making a final 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.

City Police Number of Crimes

Oxford 24 15

Holgate 26 7

Starksville 26 13

Carey 22 19

Danville 33 5

Whistler 21 22

Athens 35 8

Woodville 30 6

a.Determine the regression equation.(Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answers to 4 decimal places.)

b.Estimate the number of crimes for a city with 25 police officers.(Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)