The following data represent the square footage and rents (dollars per month) for apartments in the La

Question:

The following data represent the square footage and rents (dollars per month) for apartments in the La Jolla area of San Diego, California.

(a) Using a graphing utility, draw a scatter plot of the data treating square footage as the independent variable. What type of relation appears to exist between square footage and rent?(b) Based on your response to part (a), find either a linear or a quadratic model that describes the relation between square footage and rent.(c) Use your model to predict the rent for an apartment in San Diego that is 875 square feet.