Vito uses 9 liters of water to water 24 flower pots. He is wondering how many liters of water (w) it would take to water 40 flower pots. He assumes he'll use the same amount of water on each pot.
How many liters of water does it take to water 40 flower pots?

17. a researcher measures three variables, x, y, and z for each individual in a sample of n = 20. the pearson correlations for this sample are rxy = 0.6, rxz = 0.4, and ryz = 0.7. a. find the partial correlation between x and y, holding z constant. b. find the partial correlation between x and z, holding y constant. (hint: simply switch the labels for the variables y and z to correspond with the labels in the equation.) gravetter, frederick j. statistics for the behavioral sciences (p. 526). cengage learning. kindle edition.