SOLUTION: An architect wants to determine the relationship between the heights (in feet) of a building and the number of stories in the building. The data for a sample of 10 buildings are sh

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Question 1170330: An architect wants to determine the relationship between the heights (in feet) of a building and the number of stories in the building. The data for a sample of 10 buildings are shown below. Explain the relationship.
Stories 64 54 40 31 45 38 42 41 37 40
Height 841 725 635 616 615 582 535 520 511 485

Answer by josgarithmetic(39623) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Try making a graph! If the ordered pairs seem too hard to fix for graph paper, try some kind of software.

If you want a good straight line, the last two points may give a good or great choice.

https://imgur.com/a/IcmH2a8
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