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A student is assessing the correlation between the number of hours a plant receives sunlight and the height to which it grows. The table below shows the data: Number of hours of sunlight (x) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Height of plant in cm (y) 4 7 10 13 16 19 22 25 28 31 Part A: Is there any correlation (positive, negative, or no/none) between the number of hours of sunlight that a plant receives and the height to which it grows? Justify your answer. (4 points) Part B: Write a function which best fits the data. (3 points) Part C: What does the slope and y-intercept of the plot indicate about the plant? (3 points)

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a) There is a positive correlation between hours of sunlight and plant growth. Taller plants is associated with longer exposure to sunlight.

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