A group of workers are harvesting Pumpkins at a constant rate. An equation that represents the number of Pumpkins the workers picked over a period of time, in hours, is y = 3x + 10 (a) What is the slope and the y-intercept for the equation that represents the number of pumpkins the workers picked over a period of time? (b) What is the rate of change (slope) and the initial amount (y-intercept)? Explain the meaning of the rate of change and the initial amount for the situation. Answer in complete sentences

If your score on your next statistics test is converted to a z score, which of these z scores would you prefer: minus2.00, minus1.00, 0, 1.00, 2.00? why? a. the z score of 2.00 is most preferable because it is 2.00 standard deviations above the mean and would correspond to the highest of the five different possible test scores. b. the z score of 0 is most preferable because it corresponds to a test score equal to the mean. c. the z score of minus2.00 is most preferable because it is 2.00 standard deviations below the mean and would correspond to the highest of the five different possible test scores. d. the z score of minus1.00 is most preferable because it is 1.00 standard deviation below the mean and would correspond to an above average