Chapter 3: Q. 3.37 (page 266)
The equation is used to estimate a woman鈥檚 height in inches, h, based on her shoe size, s.
鈸 Estimate the height of a child who wears women鈥檚 shoe size 0.
鈸 Estimate the height of a woman with shoe size 8.
鈸 Interpret the slope and h-intercept of the equation.
鈸 Graph the equation.
Short Answer
鈸50 inches
鈸66 inches
鈸扵he slope, 2, means that the height, h, increases by 2 inches when the shoe size, s, increases by 1. The h-intercept means that when the shoe size is 0, the height is 50 inches.
鈸 Graph of the equation

