the coordinates on the table represent the cost of an item (y-value) and the number hours worked (X-value) to earn enough money to purchase that item. from these pairs of values, we can infer that there seems to be a direct relationship between the two, as the cost of the item inceases, assuming an unchanged hourly pay rate. To determine the exact relationship, one would to calculate the hourly rate of pay based on these coordinates and check whether it remains consistent across different items. For the specific case of the smartphone costing $649 and an earning rate of $18.50 per hour, it was found that in order to earn the $649 needed to purchase a smartphone at an hourly rate of $18.50, one would need to work approximately $35 per hour​
