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Test
Math
Domain
Problem-Solving and Data Analysis
Skill
Two-variable data: Models and scatterplots
Difficulty
Medium
ID: 50b2807e
Modded SAT Question Bank by Abdullah Mallik

The scatterplot shows the relationship between two variables, x and y.

  • The scatterplot has 10 data points.
  • The data points are in a linear pattern trending down from left to right.
  • The data points have the following approximate coordinates:
    • (0 comma 10)
    • (1.2 comma 9)
    • (2.3 comma 8)
    • (3.1 comma 5)
    • (4.8 comma 5)
    • (5.2 comma 3)
    • (6.5 comma 3)
    • (7.2 comma 3)
    • (9.6 comma 2)
    • (8.8 comma 1)

Which of the following equations is the most appropriate linear model for the data shown?

  1. y=0.9+9.4x

  2. y=0.9-9.4x

  3. y=9.4+0.9x

  4. y=9.4-0.9x

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Correct Answer: D
Rationale

Choice D is correct. The data points suggest that as the variable x increases, the variable y decreases, which implies that an appropriate linear model for the data has a negative slope. The data points also show that when x is close to 0, y is greater than 9. Therefore, the y-intercept of the graph of an appropriate linear model has a y-coordinate greater than 9. The graph of an equation of the form y=a+bx, where a and b are constants, has a y-intercept with a y-coordinate of a and has a slope of b. Of the given choices, only choice D represents a graph that has a negative slope, -0.9, and a y-intercept with a y-coordinate greater than 9, 9.4.

Choice A is incorrect. The graph of this equation has a positive slope, not a negative slope, and a y-intercept with a y-coordinate less than 1, not greater than 9.

Choice B is incorrect. The graph of this equation has a y-intercept with a y-coordinate less than 1, not greater than 9.

Choice C is incorrect. The graph of this equation has a positive slope, not a negative slope.

Question Difficulty: Medium
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