Problem-Solving and Data Analysis - Two-Variable Data
Problem-Solving and Data Analysis - Two-Variable Data
The scatterplot shows the relationship between two variables, x and y. A line of
best fit for the data is also shown. Which of the following is closest to the
difference between the y-coordinate of the data point with and the y-value
predicted by the line of best fit at ?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 5
D. 12
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B.
C.
D.
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In an experiment, a heated cup of coffee is removed from a heat source, and the
cup of coffee is then left in a room that is kept at a constant temperature. The
graph above shows the temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit (°F), of the coffee
immediately after being removed from the heat source and at 10-minute
intervals thereafter. During which of the following 10-minute intervals does the
temperature of the coffee decrease at the greatest average rate?
The scatterplot shows the relationship between two variables, and . A line of best fit is also shown.
Which of the following equations best represents the line of best fit shown?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The scatterplot above shows the high temperature on a certain day and the
elevation of 8 different locations in the Lake Tahoe Basin. A line of best fit for the
data is also shown. What temperature is predicted by the line of best fit for a
location in the Lake Tahoe Basin with an elevation of 8,500 feet?
A. 37°F
B. 39°F
C. 41°F
D. 43°F
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The scatterplot shows the relationship between two variables, and . An equation for the exponential model shown can
be written as , where and are positive constants. Which of the following is closest to the value of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The line graph shows the percent of cars for sale at a used car lot on a given day by model year.
For what model year is the percent of cars for sale the smallest?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Which of the following graphs shows the most appropriate model for the data?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The graph shows the momentum , in newton-seconds, of an object seconds after the object started moving, for
. What is the average rate of change, in newton-seconds per second, in the momentum of the object from
to ?
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In the given scatterplot, a line of best fit for the data is shown.
Which of the following is closest to the slope of this line of best fit?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The scatterplot shows the relationship between two variables, and , for data set E. A line of best fit is shown. Data set
F is created by multiplying the y-coordinate of each data point from data set E by . Which of the following could be an
equation of a line of best fit for data set F?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The scatterplot shows the relationship between two variables, and . A line of best fit is also shown.
Which of the following is closest to the slope of the line of best fit shown?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A. Each year between 1940 and 2010, the average increase in minimum wage was 0.096 dollars.
B. Each year between 1940 and 2010, the average increase in minimum wage was 0.49 dollars.
C. Every 10 years between 1940 and 2010, the average increase in minimum wage was 0.096 dollars.
D. Every 10 years between 1940 and 2010, the average increase in minimum wage was 0.488 dollars.
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The line graph shows the number of graduates from the classes of 2001 through
2007 at a certain school who enrolled in college within 24 months of graduation.
Of the following, which class had the fewest graduates who enrolled in college
within 24 months of graduation?
A. 2002
B. 2004
C. 2005
D. 2007
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Theresa ran on a treadmill for thirty minutes, and her time and speed are shown
on the graph above. According to the graph, which of the following statements is
NOT true concerning Theresa’s run?
B. Theresa’s speed was increasing for a longer period of time than it was decreasing.
C. Theresa’s speed decreased at a constant rate during the last five minutes.
D. Theresa’s speed reached its maximum during the last ten minutes.
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The scatterplot shows the relationship between two variables, and . A line of best fit for the data is also shown.
At , which of the following is closest to the y-value predicted by the line of best fit?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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An inspector begins a day of work with a large sample of shirts that need to be
checked for defects. The inspector works at a constant rate throughout the
morning. What type of model is best to model the number of shirts remaining to
be checked for defects at any given time throughout the morning?
The scatterplot shows the relationship between two variables, and . A line of best fit is also shown.
Which of the following equations best represents the line of best fit shown?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The scatterplot above shows data for ten charities along with the line of best fit. For the charity with the greatest percent
of total expenses spent on programs, which of the following is closest to the difference of the actual percent and the
percent predicted by the line of best fit?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The scatterplot shows the relationship between two variables, and . A line of best fit for the data is also shown.
For how many of the data points is the actual y-value greater than the y-value predicted by the line of best fit?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The scatterplot above shows a company’s ice cream sales d, in dollars, and the
high temperature t, in degrees Celsius (°C), on 12 different days. A line of best fit
for the data is also shown. Which of the following could be an equation of the
line of best fit?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The line graph shows the probability of snow, as a percent, at a certain location for each day during a four-day period.
According to the line graph, for which day during this four-day period is the probability of snow ?
A. Tuesday
B. Wednesday
C. Thursday
D. Friday
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Each dot in the scatterplot above represents the height x, in feet, in the high
jump, and the distance y, in feet, in the long jump, made by each student in a
group of twenty students. The graph of which of the following equations is a line
that most closely fits the data?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A. 1,200
B. 1,250
C. 1,300
D. 1,350
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According to the line graph above, between which two consecutive years was
there the greatest change in the number of 3‑D movies released?
A. 2003–2004
B. 2008–2009
C. 2009–2010
D. 2010–2011
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The scatterplot shows the relationship between the length of time , in hours, a certain bird spent in flight and the
number of days after January , .
What is the average rate of change, in hours per day, of the length of time the bird spent in flight on January to the
length of time the bird spent in flight on January ?
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The scatterplot shows the relationship between two variables, and . A line of best fit is also shown. For how many of
the data points does the line of best fit predict a greater -value than the actual -value?
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Which equation is the most appropriate linear model for this relationship?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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Twelve data points are shown in the scatterplot. A line of best fit for the data is also shown. At , which of the
following is closest to the y-value predicted by the line of best fit?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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An airplane descends from an altitude of feet to feet at a constant rate of feet per minute. What type of
function best models the relationship between the descending airplane's altitude and time?
A. Decreasing exponential
B. Decreasing linear
C. Increasing exponential
D. Increasing linear
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Each dot in the scatterplot above represents the temperature and the number of
people who visited a beach in Lagos, Nigeria, on one of eleven different days.
The line of best fit for the data is also shown. The line of best fit for the data has
a slope of approximately 57. According to this estimate, how many additional
people per day are predicted to visit the beach for each 5°C increase in average
temperature?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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The graph above shows the relationship between the speed of a particular car, in
miles per hour, and its corresponding braking distance, in feet. Approximately
how many feet greater will the car’s braking distance be when the car is traveling
at 50 miles per hour than when the car is traveling at 30 miles per hour?
A. 75
B. 125
C. 175
D. 250
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An orchard owner recorded the weight, in pounds, of all nectarines that grew on a dwarf nectarine tree during each
growing season after the tree's transplantation. The scatterplot shows this weight, in pounds, for each growing season
after the tree's transplantation.
What was the weight, to the nearest pound, of all nectarines that grew on the tree during the growing season after
the tree's transplantation?
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In which of the following tables is the relationship between the values of x and
their corresponding y-values nonlinear?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The line graph shows the estimated number of chipmunks in a state park on April of each year from to .
Based on the line graph, in which year was the estimated number of chipmunks in the state park the greatest?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A. Increasing linear
B. Decreasing linear
C. Increasing exponential
D. Decreasing exponential
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Each dot in the scatterplot above represents the temperature and the number of
people who visited a beach in Lagos, Nigeria, on one of eleven different days.
The line of best fit for the data is also shown. According to the line of best fit,
what is the number of people, rounded to the nearest 10, predicted to visit this
beach on a day with an average temperature of 32°C?
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The scatterplot below shows the amount of electric energy generated, in millions of megawatt-hours, by nuclear
sources over a 10‑year period.
Of the following equations, which best models the data in the scatterplot?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Which of the following could be the equation for a line of best fit for the
data shown in the scatterplot above?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The scatterplot shows the temperature , in , recorded by a meteorologist at various times , in days since June .
During which of the following time periods did the greatest increase in recorded temperature take place?
A. From to
B. From to
C. From to
D. From to
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A study was done to determine a new car’s stopping distance when it was traveling at different speeds. The study was
done on a dry road with good surface conditions. The results are shown below, along with the graph of a quadratic
function that models the data.
According to the model, which of the following is the best estimate for the
stopping distance, in feet, if the vehicle was traveling 55 miles per hour?
A. 25
B. 30
C. 210
D. 250
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Which of the following equations is the most appropriate linear model for the data shown in the scatterplot?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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In the given scatterplot, a line of best fit for the data is shown.
Which of the following is closest to the slope of the line of best fit shown?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The scatterplot above shows the high temperature on a certain day and the
elevation of 8 different locations in the Lake Tahoe Basin. A line of best fit for the
data is also shown. Which of the following statements best describes the
association between the elevation and the temperature of locations in the Lake
Tahoe Basin?
A. Decreasing linear
B. Increasing linear
C. Decreasing exponential
D. Increasing exponential
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The scatterplot above shows the size x and the sale price y of 25 houses for sale
in Town H. Which of the following could be an equation for a line of best fit for
the data?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The scatterplot shows the relationship between two variables, and . A line of best fit for the data is also shown.
At , which of the following is closest to the y-value predicted by the line of best fit?
A.
B.
C.
D.