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An equation representing lyle’s hedge-trimming business is a = 12n - 300 where a is the amount of profit or loss in dollars and n is the number of hedges trimmed. how would the graph of lyle’s business change if the equation a = 10n - 300 represented his business? the graph would be flatter. the graph would be steeper. the graph would start closer to the origin. the graph would start lower on the y-axis.

Ascientist wants to use a model to present the results of his detailed scientific investigation. why would a model be useful? a )because the model makes the concepts easier to understand b) because the model is easy to put together and to use c) because the model prevents other scientists from asking questions d) because the model requires the audience to pay full attention to it i don't know what to choose because between a and d a is much more likely than d because it only wants to get the attention of the audience. i'm confuse.

3.17 scores on stats final. below are final exam scores of 20 introductory statistics students. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 57, 66, 69, 71, 72, 73, 74, 77, 78, 78, 79, 79, 81, 81, 82, 83, 83, 88, 89, 94 (a) the mean score is 77.7 points. with a standard deviation of 8.44 points. use this information to determine if the scores approximately follow the 68-95-99.7% rule. (b) do these data appear to follow a normal distribution? explain your reasoning using the graphs provided below.