Arainstorm in syracuse started as a light drizzle at 1: 00 pm, built up into a heavy rain, and then dropped back down to a drizzle. the rate at which it rained, in inches per hour, is given by the following function, where t represents the time, in hours since 1: 00 pm. the rate of rainfall in columbia, in inches per hour, is given by the following graph, where t represents time, in hours since 1: 00 pm. in which city did the rate of rainfall increase for the longer amount of time before beginning to decrease?

Ted and meg have each drawn a line on the scatter plot shown below: the graph shows numbers from 0 to 10 on x and y axes at increments of 1. dots are made at the ordered pairs 1, 8 and 2, 7.5 and 3, 6 and 4, 5.5 and 4.5, 4.8 and 5, 4 and 6, 3.5 and 7, 3 and 8, 1.9 and 9, 1.2 and 10, 0. a straight line labeled line p joins the ordered pairs 0, 8.5 and 10.1, 0. a straight line labeled line r joins the ordered pairs 0, 8.5 and 7.8, 0. which line best represents the line of best fit? line p, because it is closest to most data points line p, because it shows a positive association line r, because it is closest to most data points line r, because it shows a negative association