Algebra I.2.D.15 -Interpreting Residuals from a Line - Exit Ticket
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2 Questions
10
1.
Meerkats have a gestation time of 70 days. Use the equation of the least squares
line, y = 6.643 + 0.03974x, to predict the longevity of the meerkat. X equals
the gestation time in days and y equals the longevity in years.
10
2.
The longevity of the meerkat is actually 10 years. Use this value and the
predicted value that you calculated in problem 1 to find the residual for the
meerkat.
From EngageNY.org of the New York State Education Department. Grade Algebra i Mathematics Module 2, Topic D, Lesson 15. Internet. Available from https://www.engageny.org/resource/algebra-i-module-2...; accessed 17/Oct/2015.