According to the 1993 World Almanac, the number of calories a person walking at 3 mph burns per minute depends on the person's weight as in the following table.

Calories per minute as a function of weight
Weight (pounds)100120150170200220
Walking (calories)2.73.244.65.45.9

(a) On a sheet of paper, graph the linear function for the calories used per minute while walking, , as a function of weight, . Find an approximate formula for this equation.
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(b) What is a meaningful domain for your function?





(c) What is a meaningful range for your function?





(d) Use your function from part (a) to determine how many calories per minute a person who weighs 115 pounds uses per minute of walking.
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