Question 1

The graph below represents the discharge rate of a particular river during the years 1993, 1994, 1996, and 1997.
  (Source: www.ncsu.edu/labwrite/res) 
Describe the years that are the first, second, and third highest discharge rate and any other observations that you have during the months or rates noted below.
April:________
February:_______
60,000 cubic feet/sec mark:______
July:______
August:_______
October:_________

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Question 2

Many companies utilize life expectancy data to calculate items such as life insurance premiums or retirement benefits. The IRS is no exception. Use the data in the following table to answer the questions below.
  (Source: General American Life Insurance Company Inc.)
-The data given in the table is (approximately) linear. Using ordered pairs of the form (current age, number of additional years you are expected to live), find a linear function that fits the data for the ages given. Write your answer in slope-intercept form. y = _____________

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Question 3

Many companies utilize life expectancy data to calculate items such as life insurance premiums or retirement benefits. The IRS is no exception. Use the data in the following table to answer the questions below.
  (Source: General American Life Insurance Company Inc.)
-Graph the function on a separate sheet of graph paper and be sure to label the axes appropriately. Discuss the meaning of the slope and y-intercept. What do these numbers refer to in terms of life
expectancy?
The slope of line is _____________ and it means that … 
The y-intercept of the line is ____________ and it means that ...

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Question 4

Many companies utilize life expectancy data to calculate items such as life insurance premiums or retirement benefits. The IRS is no exception. Use the data in the following table to answer the questions below.
  (Source: General American Life Insurance Company Inc.)
-Using the function you wrote in question 1, calculate the number of additional years that a 72 year-old person can expect to live. Does your graph reflect this?

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

Many companies utilize life expectancy data to calculate items such as life insurance premiums or retirement benefits. The IRS is no exception. Use the data in the following table to answer the questions below.
  (Source: General American Life Insurance Company Inc.)
-What is the result of adding together the x- and y-coordinates of any ordered pair in this situation?

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Quiz 3: Graphs and Functions