A tank has an opening through which water leaks out. The table below shows the amount of water, in gallons, in the tank after different amounts of time, in hours:
What type of association will the scatter plot for this data represent between the number of hours and the amount of water in the tank, in gallons?
A negative nonlinear association
A positive linear association
A positive nonlinear association
A negative linear association

A tank has an opening through which water leaks out The table below shows the amount of water in gallons in the tank after different amounts of time in hours Wh class=

Respuesta :

It is a negative linear association because it descends at a constant rate of .5 making it linear but the line is going down making it negative

Answer: A negative linear association

Step-by-step explanation:

From the given table in the picture , it can be seen that as the time is increasing the amount of water in tank decreases, it indicates that there is a negative association between the two variables.

Also, the rate of change in amount of water is constant as 0.5 gallon per hour.

It implies there is a linear association.

Now, the scatter plot for this data represents there is a negative linear association between the number of hours and the amount of water in the tank, in gallons.