The Average Lengths L of Cellular Phone Calls in Minutes

question 48

Multiple Choice

The average lengths L of cellular phone calls in minutes from 1999 to 2004 are shown in the table below. Use the regression feature of a graphing utility to find a linear model for the data. Let t represent the year, with t = 9 corresponding to 1999. Use the model to predict the average lengths of cellular phone calls for the year 2010. Round your answer to two decimal places.

• A)7.52 minutes
• B)2.76 minutes
• C)4.76 minutes
• D)1.88 minutes
• E)3.76 minutes

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