Question

The points (15, 10), (25, 20), (30, 22), (40, 32), (55, 53), (60, 55) represent the time, x, it takes 6 people to travel y miles. The scatterplot below represents the situation.

Based on the information above, how many miles should a person who drives for 48 minutes expect to travel?
32 miles
42 miles
48 miles
54 miles

Answer 1

B, 42 miles.

Explanation:

Insert 48 into the equation, 1.04x-7.15. You get 49.92 for 1.04*48. Then, subtract 7.15 from that. This then concludes that y = 42.77, which is rounded to 42.

Answer 2

B. 42 miles

Explanation:

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