Speed = Distance/Time
So, speed
= 300 km/2h
= 150km/h
= (150 × 1000m) / 3600s
= 150000m/3600s
= 41.66m/s [approximately]
Part A
Correlation coefficient: -.99
This tells us that as time goes on (value of x increases) the area of the puddle goes down (value of y decreases)
Part B
y₂ - y₁
------- = slope
x₂ - x₁
9 - 15
--------
5 - 8
-6/-3 = 2
So the slope equals -2, regardless of the fact that we got 2 as an answer there, we know that it is a negative slope
Part C
The data represents causation because an increase in the value of x results in a decrease in the value of y, this shows an example of direct causation between x and y.
Tricky question. What are you trying to figure out?
