5. what type of function models each of the following scenarios? chooses from linear, exponential growth, and exponential decay. explain reasoning.

scenarioa: tom needs to take a taxi. a taxi in his town charges $2.50 per mile plus a flat fee of $3.00 per trip.
scenerio b: a hurricane is predicted to hit the coast in 5 days. supplies are expected to dwindle as people prepare. the manger of the hardware store has 8200 square feet of plywood the day the storm was announced. he projects the daily supply to be 1400 square feet, 2050 feet, and 1050 feet.

An alternative to car buying is to make monthly payments for a period of time, and then return the vehicle to the dealer, or purchase it. this is called

Type the correct answer in each box. spell all the words correctly, and use numerals instead of words for numbers. if necessary, use / for the fraction bar(s).

Given are five observations for two variables, x and y. xi 1 2 3 4 5 yi 3 7 5 11 14 which of the following is a scatter diagrams accurately represents the data? what does the scatter diagram developed in part (a) indicate about the relationship between the two variables? try to approximate the relationship betwen x and y by drawing a straight line through the data. which of the following is a scatter diagrams accurately represents the data? develop the estimated regression equation by computing the values of b 0 and b 1 using equations (14.6) and (14.7) (to 1 decimal). = + x use the estimated regression equation to predict the value of y when x = 4 (to 1 decimal). =