Chapter 4.3, Problem 32E

a.

To determine

If one of the students paid a greater registration fees.

Answer to Problem 32E

Yes, $\text{student B}$ paid higher registration fees than $\text{student A}$ .

Explanation of Solution

Given Information: Graph of students’ data.

As can be observed in the graph, $\text{y-intercept (b)}$ of $\text{student B}$ is higher than that of $\text{student A}$ .

Thus, $\text{student B}$ paid higher registration fees than $\text{student A}$ .

b.

To determine

To find: If one of the students paid a greater monthly fee.

Answer to Problem 32E

No, none of the students paid a greater monthly fee.

Explanation of Solution

Given information: Graph of students’ data.

Calculation:

It is given that the linear are parallel, this implies that the slope of both the lines is same.

  $\therefore$ None of the students paid a greater monthly fee.