Stroke is the third-leading cause of death in the United

Chapter 2, Problem 2.11.10

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Stroke is the third-leading cause of death in the United States, behind heart disease and cancer. The accompanying graph shows the average neuron loss for a typical ischemic stroke. a. Find the slope of the line by estimating the coordinates of two points on the line. Interpret the meaning of the slope in this context. b. Construct an equation for the line, where n number of neurons in billions and d duration of stroke in hours. c. The mean human forebrain has about 22 billion neurons and the mean stroke lasts about 10 hours. Find the percentage of neurons that are lost from a 10-hour stroke.

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