I would say something along these lines: You are walking along a path, and then someone follows you. You then jog a little faster, but the stalker is coming. You then start to run away from the stalker. You realize that you are taking too long, so you jump on a bicycle. The stalker goes in a bicycle, so you jump onto a moving train to get away from him without stopping.
Given:
The table of values is:
x : -7 -5 -3 -1
y : 5 9 13 17
To find:
Whether the given data is linear and then find the equation.
Solution:
The given data is linear if the slope and rate of change is constant.
Slope formula:

Using the slope formula. we get



Since the rate of change is constant, i.e., 2, therefore the given data is linear.
The slope of a linear equation is 2 and it passes through the point (-7,5). So, the equation of the line is:




Adding 5 on both sides, we get


Therefore, the equation for the given data is
.
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
The slope intercept form is
.
The "
" is the slope; which in this case is -3. So
.
The "
" is the y-intercept, which is this case is the -8 because it is the 2nd number in the coordinate point.
This is why the answer is
.
The first quartile of the data set is 28 because it is the median of the lower set.