John recorded the weight of his dog Spot at different ages as shown in the scatter plot below.

Part A:
Write an equation that would describe the line of best fit.

Part B:
Using the line of best fit, make a prediction of Spot's weight after 18 months.

A) y = 1.875x + 1.25

B) 35 pounds

Step-by-step explanation:

A) We need two points to define a line. To find an equation that would describe the line of best fit, we can use one of the first points and one of the last points. Let's use (2, 5) and (10, 20).

General equation of a line:

y = mx + b

Slope of the line:

m = (20 - 5)/(10 - 2) = 1.875

y-intercept is found replacing a known point and the slope into the general  equation:

5 = 1.875*2 + b

b = 5 - 1.875*2 = 1.25

The final equation is:

y = 1.875x + 1.25

where y represents weight (in pounds) and x represents age (in months)

B) At x = 18:

y = 1.875*18 + 1.25 = 35

b. 6

step-by-step explanation:

we are given the table representing an exponential function.

we can see from the table that, as x is increasing, the value of y is increasing in the power of 6.

i.e. the following relation is obtained,

x = 1, y = 6

x = 2, y = 36 =

x = 3, y = 216 =

x = 4, y = 1296 =

x = 5, y = 7776 =

so, the geometric series obtained is .

thus, the common ratio is given by = = 6.

hence, the common ratio is 6.

divide the numbers

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