Finding Slope with Scatter Plots

What is the slope?

• 5

• 1/5

• 15

• 10

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• 3

• -3

• 1/3

• -1/3

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• 4

• 2

• -2

• 1/2

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• 2

• -2

• 1/2

• -1/2

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What is a reasonable slope for this graph?

• -5

• -2

• 10

• 5

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Find the slope for the trend line using points (2,2) and (4,3)

• 2

• 1/2

• -2

• -1/2

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What does the slope mean in the context of the situation graphed?

• You burn 500 calories every 60 minutes of exercise.

• You eat 500 calories when you eat out 60 times.

• You burn 100 calories every 10 minutes of exercise.

• You should not exercise.

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The linear regression equation for the data is  y = 1.5x + 12.  Interpret the slope of the equation.

• The slope is (0, 1.5).  It means that a pizza with 0 toppings will cost $1.50.

• The slope is 1.5.  It means that it costs $1.50 per topping.

• There are 1.5 toppings.

• There are 1.5 pizzas.

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