A study of elementary school children, aged 6 to 11, finds a high positive correlation between shoe size x and score y on a test of reading comprehension. The observed correlation is most likely due to
a. the effect of a lurking variable, such as age.
b. a mistake, since the correlation must be negative.
c. cause and effect (larger shoe size causes higher reading comprehension).
d. "reverse" cause and effect (higher reading comprehension causes larger shoe size).

is should be y = 5x

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correct me if im wrong

{x = -1/2 ,   y = -1

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solve the following system:

{2 x + y = -2

{10 x - 3 y = -2

in the first equation, look to solve for y:

{2 x + y = -2

{10 x - 3 y = -2

subtract 2 x from both sides:

{y = -2 x - 2

{10 x - 3 y = -2

substitute y = -2 x - 2 into the second equation:

{y = -2 x - 2

{10 x - 3 (-2 x - 2) = -2

10 x - 3 (-2 x - 2) = (6 x + 6) + 10 x = 16 x + 6:

{y = -2 x - 2

{16 x + 6 = -2

in the second equation, look to solve for x:

{y = -2 x - 2

{16 x + 6 = -2

subtract 6 from both sides:

{y = -2 x - 2

{16 x = -8

divide both sides by 16:

{y = -2 x - 2

{x = -1/2

substitute x = -1/2 into the first equation:

{y = -1

{x = -1/2

collect results in alphabetical order:

answer:   {x = -1/2 ,   y = -1

16

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replace   with   27   and simplify.

10 , 27 , 10 , 70 , 10 , 35 , 10 , 48

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