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A scatterplot shows the horizontal axis labeled as Driving Time in Minutes ranging from 0 to 20 in increments of 5, and the vertical axis labeled as Minutes Spent Listening to Music ranging from 0 to 20 in increments of 5. The graph shows the following approximate unlabeled data points: left parenthesis 0.5 comma 0.5 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 2 comma 1.5 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 1.75 comma 1 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 1.5 comma 1.5 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 3 comma 3 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 5 comma 0 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 8 comma 6 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 10 comma 9.5 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 12 comma 8 right parenthesis, and left parenthesis 17 comma 16 right parenthesis.

Based on the data in the graph and its trend line, infer how many minutes a person who spends 20 minutes driving will spend listening to music. Which is the best inference?

(1 point)
Responses

18 minutes
18 minutes

11 minutes
11 minutes

25 minutes
25 minutes

5 minutes

1 answer

To infer how many minutes a person who spends 20 minutes driving will spend listening to music, we should consider the trend of the data points in the scatterplot. The points appear to show a general upward trend, suggesting that as driving time increases, the time spent listening to music also increases.

Although the specific trend line is not detailed in your description, we can estimate based on the pattern of existing points. The highest driving time shown is 17 minutes, where the corresponding minutes spent listening to music is about 16 minutes. It is reasonable to extrapolate that if a person drives for 20 minutes, they would likely spend a little more than 16 minutes listening to music, suggesting a value close to 18 minutes.

Given the options provided and the estimated trend, the best inference for the number of minutes a person who spends 20 minutes driving will spend listening to music is:

18 minutes.