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SAT Math: Algebra and Functions Drill 1, Problem 2. Based on the data in the table, what is the maximum heart rate for the average 22-year-old?

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And we're getting math-y with it...

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The table below gives the average maximum heart rate,

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by age, for a person exercising at full effort.

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Based on the data in the table,

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what is the maximum heart rate for the average 22-year-old?

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And here are your possible answers...

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If we look at the data, as age increases by 5, average max heart rate decreases by 5.

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Since age acts as our independent variable and average max

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heart rate acts as our dependent variable,

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we can calculate the change in average heart rate over age as the slope of our equation.

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Which gives us negative 1.

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The point slope form of a linear equation is y minus y1 equals slope times x minus x1.

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h is y in this situation because it's the dependent variable, and a is x in this situation

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because it's the independent variable.

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We can take any x1 and y1 point to plug into the point-slope form of the equation...so

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let's just take the points 20, 200.

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We get h - 200 = -1(a - 20).

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H minus 200 equals negative a plus 20.

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Adding 200 to both sides of the equation... we have h equals 220 minus a.

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We're looking for h given that a equals 22 years old.. so we get that h equals 198.

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Answer's E.

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