8.6.B.8 - Informally Fitting a Line – Exit Ticket

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3 questions

The plot below is a scatter plot of mean temperature in July and mean inches of
rain per year for a sample of Midwestern cities. A line is drawn to fit the
data.

Choose a point in the scatter plot and explain what it represents.

Use the line provided to predict the mean number of inches of rain per year for a city that has a mean temperature of 70°F in July.

Do you think the line provided is a good one for this scatter plot? Explain your answer.

From EngageNY.org of the New York State Education Department. Grade 8 Mathematics Module 6, Topic A, Lesson 1. Internet. Available from https://www.engageny.org/resource/grade-8-mathemat...; accessed 14/Apr/2016.