Question

Consider this scatter plot.

(A) How would you characterize the relationship between the hours spent on homework and the test scores? Explain.

(B) Sally uses the function y = 8x + 40 to model the situation. What score does the model predict for 2 h of homework?

(C) What does The number 40 in Part (b) mean in the context of the situation?

Answer 1

A.) As the number of hours spent on homework increases, the test scores received also most likely will increase.

B.) If someone does 2 hours of homework, you just sub in 2 for x, so you should get the equation y=8(2)+40, or a score of 56.

C.) The 40 is the y intercept, which means that the student is guaranteed to get at least a 40 on a test even if they study for 0 hours.

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