Question

the following ordered pairs give the entrance exam scores x and the grade-point averages y after 1 year of college for 10 students.interpret the slope of the line in a relationship of the problem.

Answer 1

Find the slope

we take the points

(75,2.3) and (82,3)

so

m=(3-2.3)/(82-75)

m=0.7/7

m=0.1

the units of the slope are grade-point averages by entrance exam scores