📐 Formula Modeling Easy

Ice Cream Sales vs Temperature

Problem Description

An ice cream shop recorded daily temperature and sales for 20 days. You observe a clear trend: hotter days mean more sales.

Your task:

  1. Identify the type of relationship (linear, quadratic, etc.)
  2. Write the mathematical model: Sales = f(Temperature)
  3. Estimate the slope and intercept

This is the most fundamental modeling skill: fitting a line to data.

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Your Submission

Express Sales as a function of Temperature in LaTeX

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