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Tom is training for a 6 mile race. The following scatter plot shows the distance he has run and the time it took for each run. What is a good prediction of how long it will take Tom to run the 6 mile race?A) 55 minutes B) 50 minutesC) 60 minutes D) 70 minutes

Tom is training for a 6 mile race. The following scatter plot shows the distance he-example-1

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We are given the scatter plot which shows the distance he has run and the time it took for each run.

We are asked to determine a good prediction of how long it will take Tom to run the 6 mile race?

One way to predict the time is by drawing a line that best fits the given data.

As you can see, from the line of best fit, the time corresponding to the 6 miles is around 60 minutes.

Therefore, 60 minutes is a good prediction of how long it will take Tom to run the 6 mile race.

Tom is training for a 6 mile race. The following scatter plot shows the distance he-example-1
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