-Using the Data in the Table Above, with Y Measured

question 255

Multiple Choice

-Using the data in the table above, with y measured on the vertical axis, the slope of the line relating
Y to x is

• A) 1.
• B) 3.
• C) 1/3.
• D) 6.

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