CPM Homework Help : MC2 Problem 9-19

The choir is planning a trip to the water park. The cost to use a school bus is $$350$ . Complete the table below, graph your result, then answer parts (a) and (b). ).

Number of Students on the Trip	Bus Cost per Student $\boldsymbol{($)}$
$10$
$15$
$20$
$35$

Hint:

For each number in the table, divide $$350$ by the number of students to find how much the bus will cost for each student going on the trip.

Is this a proportional relationship?
Hint (a):
Does the cost for each student stay the same as the number of students increase?
Answer (a):
No, as the number of students increase, the cost of the bus per student decreases.
Therefore, this is not a proportional relationship.
Is there a correlation? How do you know? If so, what is it?
Hint (b):
Describe the characteristics of the graph of these data points.

Complete the table in the eTool below to graph the results.
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