blocks, x, the cottage is from the beach. The accompanying table shows a random sample and location data. Number of Blocks from the Beach

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A real estate agent plans to compare the price of a cottage, y, in a town on the seashore to the number of
blocks, x, the cottage is from the beach. The accompanying table shows a random sample and location
data.

Number of Blocks
from the Beach Price of a Cottage

6 $145,000

0 $ 655,000

4 247,000

2 489,000

1 574,000

7 120,00


a) Write a linear regression equation that relates the price of a cottage to its distance from the beach.
(round to the nearest hundredth)




b) Write the correlation coefficient and describe the relationship. 

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