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8.
The results in the table below make you believe that the warmer it gets, the less
rainfall there is.
Ave Temp (°C)
5
10
10
12
15
18
20
24
28
30
35
40
Ave Rainfall (mm)
90
80
70
68
58
35
15
17
17
15
12
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(a) Draw a scatter graph with Temperature (°C) along the horizontal axis and
the rainfall (mm) on the vertical axis.
(b) Draw a line of best fit through these points on your diagram.
(c) Estimate, (see line), the temperature which best matches a rainfall of 50 mm.
(d) Estimate what the rainfall might be when the temperature was 25°C.
9.
The table shows the weight of a gorilla in a Zoo at various times in its
life, and the corresponding daily weight of food (in kg) eaten by the gorilla at
those times.
Food per day
3
9
10
15
15
18
25
26
30
35
40
45
50
(in kg)
Weight (in kg)
5
50 100
90 100
100
200
180
200
350
350
450
500
of gorilla
(a) Draw a scatter diagram to represent
the information.
500
(b) Draw the line of best fit.
400
(c) Use the graph to estimate:
300
the weight of the gorilla when its
200
daily food consumption was
100
(i) 20 kg
(ii) 60 kg.
(d) Estimate the daily food intake of the
0
5
10
15
20
etc
gorilla when it weighed 400 kg.
(Weight of food)
10. Copy these axes and draw SCATTER DIAGRAMS which show the connections
between the items shown.
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