Jacob held different part-time jobs during his summer holiday. The table below shows the total money he earned for different amounts of time, in hours:

Question

Hours Worked 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Money Earned (dollars)
4
8
12
16
20
24
28
32
36
What type of association will the scatter plot for this data represent between the number of hours worked and the total money earned? (5 points)

A: A positive nonlinear association

B: A positive linear association

C: A negative nonlinear association

D: A negative linear association

Answer 1

B: A positive linear association

The more hours Jacob works, the more money he earns. This indicates a positive linear association between the number of hours worked and the total money earned.