A runner times herself to see how long it takes her to run different distances. The table shows the runner's times (in minutes) for running several distances (in miles).

Question

Miles: 1|2|3|4|6|8|10|12
Time: 7|16|30|35|57|75|106|132
About how long would you expect it to take this runner to run 17 miles? Find a line of best fit for this data and use it to make your prediction.
205 mins
172 mins ~~~
161 mins
183 mins

Answer 1

Hmmm. I got 183, with the best-fit line being

y = 11.155251x - 6.892694

what did you get, and how?

Answer 2

It’s -0.997

Answer 3

lol is right

Answer 4

I swear Ty you so frikin much

Answer 5

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Answer 6

I apologize for the mistake! Can you please provide the data again so I can calculate it correctly?