The table shows the relationship between Calories and fat in various fast-food hamburgers.
Fast Food Calories
Restaurant: A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I
Number of Calories: 720|530|510|500|305|410|440|320|598
Grams of fat: 46|30|27|26|13|20|25|13|26
a. Find the line of best fit for the relationship between calories and fat.
b. How much fat would expect a 330-calorie hamburger to have?
c. Which estimate is NOT reasonable: 10 g of fat for a 200-calorie hamburger or 36 g of fat for a 660-calorie hamburger? Explain.

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The table shows the relationship between Calories and fat in various fast-food hamburgers.
                Fast Food Calories
Restaurant: A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I
Number of Calories: 720|530|510|500|305|410|440|320|598
Grams of fat: 46|30|27|26|13|20|25|13|26
a.	Find the line of best fit for the relationship between calories and fat.
b.	How much fat would expect a 330-calorie hamburger to have?
c.	Which estimate is NOT reasonable: 10 g of fat for a 200-calorie hamburger or 36 g of fat for a 660-calorie hamburger? Explain.

anonymous · Answer

I don't know the "best fit" part...

anonymous · Answer

Have you plotted these points?  Or are you supposed to set up a curve-fitting equation?

anonymous · Answer

Well I do not know how to. Do I do both the number of calories and grams of fat or all three points?

anonymous · Answer

hm.  I don't think you need to worry here about the restaurant.

Plot # calories on the vertical and # grams fat on the horizontal

anonymous · Answer

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