document.write( "Question 979604: You go to a carnival and a sideshow performer wants to bet you $100 that he can guess your exact weight just from knowing your height. It turns out that there is the following relationship between height and weight.\r
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document.write( "Height (in)
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document.write( "60.0
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document.write( "62.0
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document.write( "63.0
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document.write( "66.5
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document.write( "73.5
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document.write( "84.0
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document.write( "Weight (lbs)
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document.write( "99
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document.write( "107
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document.write( "111
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document.write( "125
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document.write( "153
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document.write( "195\r
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document.write( "Should you accept the performers bet? Explain. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #600906 by Fombitz(32388)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! No, you'd lose. \n" ); document.write( "You can fit a straight line perfectly to the data. \n" ); document.write( "So knowing the height, you can get an exact value for weight. \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( " |