The average gasoline price per gallon (in cities) and the cost of a barrel of oil are shown for a random selection of weeks from 2009–2010. Oil ($) 46.25 37.51 78.00 75.39 84.88 73.78 Gasoline ($) 2.197 2.182 2.987 3.015 3.109 3.000 Use the data to calculate, round your answers to 4 decimal places. Example 0.2345 or  .2345 a) r =  b) r2 =  c) The linear regression equation is: y =  x +  d) According to your model, what is the average cost per gallon of gasoline if oil costs $60.00 per barrel? The cost is $ . (Round to the nearest cent)

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The average gasoline price per gallon (in cities) and the cost of a barrel of oil are shown for a random selection of weeks from 2009–2010.

Oil ($) 46.25 37.51 78.00 75.39 84.88 73.78
Gasoline ($) 2.197 2.182 2.987 3.015 3.109 3.000

Use the data to calculate, round your answers to 4 decimal places. Example 0.2345 or  .2345

a) r = 

b) r2 = 

c) The linear regression equation is:

y =  

d) According to your model, what is the average cost per gallon of gasoline if oil costs $60.00 per barrel?

The cost is $ . (Round to the nearest cent) 

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