The following data represent the percent of all drivers by age that have been stopped by the police for any reason within the past year. The median age represents the midpoint of the upper and lower limit for the age range.

(a) Using your graphing utility, draw a scatter diagram of the data treating median age, x, as the independent variable.

(b) Determine a model that you feel best describes the relation between median age and percentage stopped. You may choose from among linear, quadratic, cubic, exponential, logarithmic, or logistic models.

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Age Range Median Age, x Percentage Stopped, y 17.5 16-19 18.2 20-29 24.5 16.8 34.5 30-39 11.3 40-49 44.5 9.4 54.5 50-59 7.7 260 69.5 3.8