Step 1
Given;
[tex]y=140.9x+370.4[/tex]
Required; To predict the number of people who will be infected in 10 days.
Step 2
Substitute 10
[tex]\begin{gathered} y=\text{ 140.9(10)+370.4} \\ y=1409+370.4 \\ \end{gathered}[/tex][tex]\begin{gathered} y=1779.4 \\ y\approx1779\text{ people} \end{gathered}[/tex]
Therefore in 10 days, the number of infected people will be 1779
