A class collected the following data: Hand length (inches) Height (inches) 7.25 68.4 6 60.4 7.5 70 6.75 65.2 6.5 63.6 8 73.2 Find a formula that relates student’s height and his/her hand length, then use it to determine the height of someone with 7.75 inch hands. (plot on a graph, pick two points that would best represents the line of best fit

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  1. A class collected the following data:

Hand length (inches)

Height (inches)

7.25

68.4

6

60.4

7.5

70

6.75

65.2

6.5

63.6

8

73.2

Find a formula that relates student’s height and his/her hand length, then use it to determine the height of someone with 7.75 inch hands. (plot on a graph, pick two points that would best represents the line of best fit).

 

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