Question

1. when hanna goes to the mall, she always buys the same lunch and buys some books. the table shows the number of books she buys, x, and the total amount of money she spends, y. make a scatter plot of the data. tell whether there is a positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation. then, if possible, draw a trend line. correlation: positive negative

Explanation:

Step1: Plot the points

Plot the points \((1,17)\), \((2,21)\), \((3,23)\), \((4,34)\) on the coordinate plane.

Step2: Analyze the trend

As \(x\) (number of books) increases, \(y\) (total money spent) also increases.

Answer:

positive