PASCUA, JASON P. CIP NO.

1-17 MATH_MW

32. Let X denote the number of baggers on duty at a local supermarket and let Y denote the
length of time (in minutes) that it takes for a customer to get through the checkout line.

30
Time in Minutes for customers to

25
get through the checkout line

20

15
Linear ()
10

0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Number of Baggers on Duty

C. Determine if there is a correlation between the number of baggers and the length of time a
customer checks out from the counter.

Answer: Based on the regression line above, the data points make a straight line going
from the origin out to high x-axis and y-values making it as a positive correlation. And the time
in minutes for customers to get through the checkout line increases as the number of baggers on
duty also increases.

D. Find the equation that will predict the length of time a customer checks out given the number
of baggers.

Answer: y = mx + b

(∑ ) (∑ )(∑ ) (∑ )(∑ ) (∑ )(∑ )

m= 2.1389 b = 2.7381
(∑ ) (∑ ) (∑ ) (∑ )

(x,y) x x2 y xy
(3,9) 3 9 9 27
(4,11) 4 16 11 44
(5,14) 5 25 14 70
(10,26) 10 100 26 260
(5,15) 5 25 15 75
 (7,17) 7 49 17 119
(8,17) 8 64 17 136
2
n=7 ∑x=42 ∑x = 288 ∑y = 109 ∑xy = 731

y = 2.1389x + 2.7381

E. Predict time when 6 baggers are on duty. X=6

Y = 2.1389(6) + 2.7381

y = 15.5715