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MODULE 4: INTERPRETING INPUTS AND OUTPUTS

OF LINEAR FUNCTIONS QUIZ

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The following graph depicts some data about the price of traffic tickets
and the driving speed when the ticket was issued.
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Question 1 of 15

What can be said about the correlation coefficient of the scatterplot?

If point A were removed, the correlation coefficient would increase to close to

1.

If point C were removed, the correlation coefficient would not change.

If point C were removed, the correlation coefficient would increase.

If point C were removed, the correlation coefficient would decrease.

Correct! The outlier decreases the correlation coefficient's value.

Question 2 of 15
 The function C(F ) = 59 F − 160
9 takes as its input the temperature in Fahrenheit
(°F) and returns the temperature in Celsius (°C). The core of the planet Uranus is
estimated to have a temperature of about 8,540°F.

What is the approximate temperature of Uranus's core in °C?

4,762°C

4,726°C

4,727°C

4,735°C

Incorrect. Remember, if the digit after the cutoff is greater than 4, round up.

Question 3 of 15

The function F (C) = 1.8C + 32 takes as its input the temperature in Celsius (°C)
and returns the temperature in Fahrenheit (°F). A recipe says to set the oven's
temperature to 200°C. What is the temperature in °F?

417.6°F

400°F

392°F

200°F

Correct! Substitute C = 200 into F(C) to get F(200)=1.8(200)+32=392.

The following graph compares the prices of four options for leasing a
copy machine for an office.
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Question 4 of 15

Which line represents the lease option that will give the best deal over two years?

The red solid line represents the best deal.

The green short-dashed line represents the best deal.

The blue long-dashed line represents the best deal.

The black dotted line represents the best deal.

Correct! Over the course of two years, the lease option represented by the red
solid line gives the best price.

You are searching for a web service to host your company's website. You have found four
highly-rated web hosting services. Each charges an initial set-up fee to get started, then a
monthly fee to host the site, as described by the following graph.

Suppose you want to test one service for six months and see if it suits your needs, even if it
does not have the best price over the long run.
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Question 5 of 15

What would cost the least for a six-month contract?

The service represented by the red solid line has the best price.

The service represented by the green short-dashed line has the best price.

The service represented by the black dotted line has the best price.

The service represented by the blue long-dashed line has the best price.

Correct! Over six months, the service represented by the green short-dashed
line costs a little less than the rest, so for a six-month contract it
is the best choice.

Use the following graph to answer the next question.

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Question 6 of 15

Which line is the best-fit line in the graph?

The black dotted line is the best-fit line.

The green short-dashed line is the best-fit line.

The blue long-dashed line is the best-fit line.

The red solid line is the best-fit line.

Correct! This line fits as closely as possible to all the points and trends
downward.

The following scatterplot tracks Creamy Mayo Company's monthly sales.

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Question 7 of 15

Which point is the outlier?

Correct! While all the other points fall approximately along the same line, point
E is far from that line.

Consider the following scatterplot.

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Question 8 of 15

What can be said about the points of data given?

The points trend up and to the right.

The points trend down and to the right.

The vertical coordinates of the points do not change as the points move from
left to right.

The horizontal coordinates of the points do not change as the points move
from top to bottom.

Correct! The points start higher on the left and move downward as they move to
the right.
The following graph depicts some data about the price of traffic tickets
and the driving speed when the ticket was issued.

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Question 9 of 15

With the line of best fit, predict the value of a ticket when driving at 75
miles per hour.

$295

This regression line should not be used until the outlier, point C, is
addressed or removed from the data set.

$305

$280
 Incorrect. Regression functions should not be used if outliers are not addressed
or removed from the data set; point C needs to be addressed or removed
before using the regression function.

A tank can hold 22,000 gallons of water, with an inflow pipe that allows
240 gallons to flow into the tank each minute and an outflow pipe that
causes 320 gallons of water to flow from the tank each minute. If the tank
is full, this graph describes the amount of water in the tank, \(W(m)\) in
gallons, m minutes since both pipes have been opened. The point (160,
9200) is on the following graph.

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Question 10 of 15

Based on the given information, which statement is true?

When 275 minutes have passed, the tank is empty.

When 275 minutes have passed, there are 21,725 gallons left in the tank.
 When 275 minutes have passed, about 4,000 gallons have left the tank.

When 275 minutes have passed, there are about 2,000 gallons of water in the
tank.

Incorrect. The x-coordinate measures the amount of time that has passed, and
the y-coordinate measures the amount of water that remains in the tank.

You are searching for a service to host your company's website.

You have found four highly-rated web hosting services. Each charges an
initial set-up fee to get started, then a monthly fee to host the site, as
described by the following graph.

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Question 11 of 15

Which web service offers the best deal for one year of service?

The service represented by the green short-dashed line is the best deal.
 The service represented by the black dotted line is the best deal.

The service represented by the blue long-dashed line is the best deal.

The service represented by the red solid line is the best deal.

Correct! While the service has one of the highest set-up fees as seen by looking
at the y-intercept, it has the lowest fee for a full year of service.

The following graph shows some data about the price of traffic tickets
and the driving speed when the ticket was issued.

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Question 12 of 15

What can you conclude from the regression line fit to the data below?
 If point C were removed from the data set, the regression coefficient would
go down.

If point C were removed from the data set, the regression coefficient could go
up or down.

If point C were removed from the data set, the regression coefficient
would stay the same.

If point C were removed from the data set, the regression coefficient
would go up.

Correct! Removing this outlier will increase the correlation coefficient.

Consider the following graph of a company that has plans to start hosting
its own website in a year and a half.

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Question 13 of 15
 If somebody else hosts the website for only 18 months, what is the best
service option?

The service represented by the green short-dashed line is the best option.

The service represented by the black dotted line is the best option.

The service represented by the red solid line is the best option.

The service represented by the blue long-dashed line is the best option.

Correct! Over 18 months, the low slope of the line, which

represents price per month, overcomes the high set-up fee, resulting in a long-
term low price.

The correlation coefficient of the following scatterplot is about 0.7672.

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Question 14 of 15
 How would it change if the outlier were removed?

The correlation coefficient would become negative.

The correlation coefficient would become 1.

The correlation coefficient would become 0.

The correlation coefficient would become larger.

Correct! If the outlier were removed, the correlation coefficient of the

scatterplot would jump to about 0.9901.

Johan is leading a team of technicians to replace his company's PCs. In

the following graph, the function \(P(d) \) models the number of PCs to be
replaced, where d is the number of days since the project started.

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Question 15 of 15

How many days into the project would there still be 100 PCs to be replaced?
 The point (6.8, 100) implies that 100 more PCs need to be replaced after 6.8
days.

The point (100, 6.8) implies that 100 more PCs need to be replaced after 16.8
days.

The point (16.8, 100) implies that 100 more PCs need to be replaced after
16.8 days.

The point (100, 16.8) implies that 100 more PCs need to be replaced after 16.8
days.

Correct! The function crosses (16.8, 100), where the x-value stands for "days"
and the y-value stands for "number of PCs."

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