Testing tires for wear. Underinflated or overinflated tires can increase tire wear. A new tire was tested for wear at different pressures, with the results shown in the following table.

a. Plot the data on a scatterplot.

b. If you were given only the information for x = 30, 31, 32, and 33, what kind of model would you suggest? For x = 33, 34, 35, and 36? For all the data?

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Pressure x (pounds per square inch) 30 Mileage y (thousands) 29 36 2233332 31 32 33 38 34 37 35 36 26