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Bridging Your Thoughts (Homework)
Today you completed the “Connecting Bridges” exploration. Take a moment to answer the following questions using this sample data.
Bridge Length
Total Marbles
6
41
8
32
9
19
11
8
1. Generate a scatter plot of bridge length and total marbles. Sketch a line of best fit. Label the graph’s independent and dependent variable appropriately and a reasonable scale for the domain and the range of this situation. 2. Describe the relationship for this situation.
3. Is this situation continuous or discrete? Justify your answer.
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