y=foot
x=foram
a. easy, plug 17 for x and evaluage for y
y=0.860(17)+3.302
y=14.62+3.302
y=17.922 inches
b. rate of change is slope
y=mx+b
m=slope
so
rate or change is 0.860 inches per legnth of forarm
c. what data
d. it is a function
since it is 1st degree (no exponents greater than 1 on the placeholder), and it is not a vertical line
it is a function