Question

Bus and subway ridership during the Summer is believed to be heavily tied to the number of tourists. During the past five years, the following data have been obtain

Year​​Tourists​​Riders

​​ (in millions)​ ​(100,000s)

2015​​ 3.5​​​ 8

2016​​ 3.8​​​ 9

2017​​ 4.0​​​ 9.5   

2018​​ 4.3​​​ 11

2019​​ 4.5​​​ 13

What is the forecasted number of riders for the Summer of 2021 (forget 2020 as not typical) if 5.0 million tourists are expected during that period?

Answer 1