The Grade Point Average, G , of Students at a Community

question 124

Multiple Choice

The grade point average, G , of students at a community college is shown by age, x , in the table below. Use the lir connecting the points (18,2.5) and (26,3.2) to find a linear model for this data.
$\begin{array} { l | c c c c c c c c c } \text { Age (years) } & 18 & 23 & 20 & 26 & 29 & 16 & 25 & 20 & 32 \\\hline \text { Grade Point Average } & 2.5 & 3.0 & 2.7 & 3.2 & 3.9 & 2.0 & 3.5 & 3.1 & 3.6\end{array}$

• A) G=0.0875 x-0.925
• B) G=0.0875 x+2.5875
• C) G=0.0875 x+0.925
• D) G=0.1 x+0.7

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