The data in the table compares x, the number of pages in a chapter, to y, the amount of time, in minutes, spent reading. The function y = 0.86x - 0.09 models the data in the table

Which is the best prediction for the number of pages in a chapter that takes 18 minutes to read?

15

17

19

21

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5 July, 07:08

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Leroy Cunningham · Answer 1

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18=0.86x - 0.09 Put 18 as the y value and solve for x

18.09=0.86x Add 0.09 on both sides.

21.03=x Then divide on both sides by 086

The data in the table compares x, the number of pages in a chapter, to y, the amount of time, in minutes, spent reading. The function y = 0.86x - 0.09 models the data in the tableWhich is the best prediction for the number of pages in a chapter that takes 18 minutes to read?15171921