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An illustration shows the first quadrant of a coordinate plane titled Chapters of a Books versus pages. The x-axis shows chapters and ranges from 0 to 20 in increments of 1. The y-axis shows pages and ranges from 0 to 220 in increments of 20.
Ten points are plotted on the graph. The points are plotted at approximate coordinates left parenthesis 0 comma 0 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 3 comma 20 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 4 comma 45 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 5 comma 50 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 8 comma 95 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 10 comma 90 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 12 comma 130 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 17 comma 170 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 18 comma 160 right parenthesis, and left parenthesis 20 comma 210 right parenthesis. An upward slanting line starts at left parenthesis 0 comma 0 right parenthesis and continues to left parenthesis 17 comma 170 right parenthesis.

A librarian collected data on the number of pages in chapters of a book. Interpret the slope and the y -intercept of the linear model. Round the slope to the nearest hundredth.

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Responses

For every chapter of a book, there is an average of110 page.
For every chapter of a book, there is an average of Start Fraction 1 over 10 End Fraction page.

For every chapter of a book, there is an average of 0.1 page.
For every chapter of a book, there is an average of 0.1 page.

For every chapter of a book, there is an average of 10 pages.
For every chapter of a book, there is an average of 10 pages.

For every 10 chapters of a book, there is an average of 1 page

Answer 1

To determine the slope and y-intercept from the information given about the plotted points on the graph:

1. Identifying the Points for the Slope Calculation: The points appear to provide a linear relationship, specifically between two notable points:

   • Point A: (0, 0)
   • Point B: (17, 170)

2. Calculating the Slope (m): The slope of a linear equation can be calculated using the formula: \[ m = \frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1} \] Plugging in the points:

   • \(y_2 = 170\), \(y_1 = 0\)
   • \(x_2 = 17\), \(x_1 = 0\)

   Thus, \[ m = \frac{170 - 0}{17 - 0} = \frac{170}{17} = 10 \]

   The slope rounds to 10.

3. Interpretation of the Slope: The slope indicates that for every chapter of a book, there is an average of 10 pages.

4. Identifying the Y-Intercept: The y-intercept of a linear function is the point where the line crosses the y-axis. From the plotted points, we see that it starts at (0, 0), which indicates the y-intercept (b) is 0.

Final Response:

• Slope Interpretation: For every chapter of a book, there is an average of 10 pages.

So the correct response is: For every chapter of a book, there is an average of 10 pages.