Q:

Consider this scatter plot.(a) How would you characterize the relationship between the hours spent on homework and the testscores? Explain.(b) Paul uses the function y = 8x + 40 to model the situation. What score does the model predict for 3 hof homework?(c) What does the number 40 in Part (b) mean in the context of the situation?

Accepted Solution

A:
A) the more time spent on homework the higher the test score

B) y =8x+40 = y=8(3)+40 = 24+40 = 64

C) 40 would be the test score if no time was spent doing homework