Question

The table below shows the number of minutes a household phone is used daily based on the number of household members.Household Members, x= 1 2 3 4 5Phone Usage in Minutes, P=23.6 46.7 70.8 97.9123Which equation best models this set of data? A. P = 24.1 (x)2 + 0.5 B. P = 24.1x + 0.5 C. P = -24.1x2 - 0.5 D. P = -24.1x - 0.5

Answer 1

The points in the image are the given values from each member. These points are growing, which indicates a positive slope, that discards options C and D. Now, we check alternative A

Option B is nearer to each point than this option.

Therefore, the answer is B.