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Interpreting Information from Fitted Lines

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A dam used to supply water to the neighboring town had the following data recorded for its volume over a number of months.

Month $1$1 $2$2 $3$3 $4$4
Volume (billions of litres) $120$120 $108$108 $106$106 $86$86
a

Given the data in the table, plot the points on the number plane.

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b

Which of the following lines best fits the data?

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A

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B

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C

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D
Easy
1min

Adam measures his heart rate at various times while running.

The data is shown below.

Easy
1min

The number of fish in a river is measured over a five year period.

The results are shown in the following table and plotted below.

Easy
2min

One litre of gas is raised to various temperatures and its pressure is measured.

The data has been graphed below with a line of best fit.

Easy
1min
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Outcomes

MS1-12-2

analyses representations of data in order to make predictions and draw conclusions

MS1-12-7

solves problems requiring statistical processes

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