Linear or Quadratic?_ Equation:
Equation:
5. A real-estate agent is trying to determine the relationship between the distance a 3-bedroom home is
from New York City and its average selling price. He records the data for 6 homes in the table below.
Write an equation for the line of best fit, then approximate the cost of a home located 90 miles from
New York City.
10
35
50
у 755,000 650,000
650,000 580,000
** = miles from NYC; y = cost of home
65
75
120
505,000 475,000 285,000
Gino Wison (All Things Algebro, uc).