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The following data represent the weight (in grams) of a box of raisins and the number of raisins in the box.

Weight (in grams), wNumber of Raisins, N42.38742.79142.89342.48742.68942.49042.38242.58642.78642.586\begin{matrix} \text{Weight (in grams), w} & \text{Number of Raisins, N}\\ \hline \text{42.3} & \text{87}\\ \text{42.7} & \text{91}\\ \text{42.8} & \text{93}\\ \text{42.4} & \text{87}\\ \text{42.6} & \text{89}\\ \text{42.4} & \text{90}\\ \text{42.3} & \text{82}\\ \text{42.5} & \text{86}\\ \text{42.7} & \text{86}\\ \text{42.5} & \text{86}\\ \end{matrix}

Select two points and find a linear model that contains the points.

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Take,forexample(42.6,89){\it Take, for example} (42.6,89) and{\it and} (42.8,93)(42.8,93)

The line has slope m$=\displaystyle y2y1x2x1\frac{y_{2}-y_{1}}{x_{2}-x_{1}}=938942.842.6\frac{93-89}{42.8-42.6}=20

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