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Line of Best Fit Worksheet

This document provides instructions and data for six multi-part exercises involving analyzing scatterplots, determining lines of best fit, and making predictions based on linear models. Students are asked to draw scatterplots, find equations of lines of best fit, make predictions based on those lines, and interpret the meaning of slopes in different contexts.

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Line of Best Fit Worksheet

This document provides instructions and data for six multi-part exercises involving analyzing scatterplots, determining lines of best fit, and making predictions based on linear models. Students are asked to draw scatterplots, find equations of lines of best fit, make predictions based on those lines, and interpret the meaning of slopes in different contexts.

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Algebra 2 Name___________________Block:_____

2.4: Line of Best Fit Worksheet

1. The table below gives the number of hours spent studying for a science exam and the final exam
grade.

Study hours 2 5 1 0 4 2 3
Grade 77 92 70 63 90 75 84

a) Using graph paper, draw a scatterplot of the data.


b) What is the equation for the line of best fit? Sketch this on your graph.

Equation

c) Predict the exam grade of a student who studied for 6 hours.

Grade expected

d) Could this line go on forever? Why or why not?

2. The table below gives the height and shoe sizes of six randomly selected men.

Height (in.) 67 70 73.5 75 78 66


Shoe size 8.5 9.5 11 12 13 8

a) Using graph paper, draw a scatterplot of the data.


b) What is the equation for the line of best fit? Sketch this on your graph.

Equation

c) If a man has a shoe size of 10.5, what would be his predicted height?

Height expected

d) Describe what the slope of the line represents.

3. A student who waits on tables at a restaurant recorded the cost of meals and the tip left by single
diners. Use your calculator to determine the line of best fit.

Meal Cost $4.75 $6.84 $12.52 $20.42 $8.97


Tip $0.50 $0.90 $1.50 $3.00 $1.00

If the next diner orders a meal costing $10.50, how much tip should the waiter expect to receive?

Equation Tip expected


4. The table below shows the weight of an alligator at various times during a feeding trial.

Weeks 0 9 18 27 34 43 49
Weight (lbs.) 6 8.6 10 13.6 15 17.2 19.8
a) Make a scatterplot of this data using your calculator. Is a linear model appropriate? Explain.

b) What is the equation for the line of best fit? Equation

c) What is the slope and describe what it means in context to this data.

d) Use the equation to predict the weight of this alligator at week 52.

5. Look at the graph below with a line of best fit already drawn in. Answer the questions:

6. The scatterplot below shows the relationship between games played and tickets won.

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