The Relationship Between the Length of an Adult's Femur (Thigh $y = 0.432 x - 10.44$

question 13

Multiple Choice

The relationship between the length of an adult's femur (thigh bone) and the height of the adult can be approximated by the linear equations $y = 0.432 x - 10.44$ Female $y = 0.449 x - 12.15$ Male where $y$ is the length of the femur in inches and x is the height of the adult in inches (see figure) . An anthropologist discovers a femur belonging to an adult human male. The bone is 12 inches long. Estimate the height of the male. Round to the nearest tenth of an inch.

• A)52.6 inches
• B)54.4 inches
• C)53.8 inches
• D)55.0 inches
• E)56.9 inches

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