Consider this scatter plot. Test Scores in Relation to Homework
Hours of Homework

(a) Is the relationship linear or not linear? Justify your response.
(b) Is the relationship increasing or decreasing? Find the slope and use it to help justify your answer.
(c) Paul uses the function y = 7x + 30 to model the situation. What score does Paul’s model predict for 3
hours of homework? Hint: It’s _not_ asking you to use the graph.
(d) Describe what the number 30 in Part (c) mean in the context of the situation? Hint: Think about what
kind of function equation you have in Part B.

(50 ) mrs. julien’s and mrs. castillejo’s classes are selling cookie dough for a school fundraiser. customers can buy packages of macadamia nut chip cookie dough and packages of triple chocolate cookie dough. mrs. julien’s class sold 25 packages of macadamia nut chip cookie dough and 30 packages of triple chocolate cookie dough for a total of $221.25. mrs. castillejo’s class sold 5 packages of macadamia nut chip cookie dough and 45 packages of triple chocolate cookie dough for a total of $191.25. (a) write the system of equations that model the problem. be sure to explain which equation represents which situation. (b) find the cost of each type of cookie. show your work. (c) explain which method you used to solve the system and why you chose that method.