Question

The equation of the trend line on the scatterplot below is y= 1.3x - 0.52 Using the trend line equation, what is the predicted approximate value of y when x = 3.5?

Answer 1

C

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Replace x in the equation with 3.5 and do the arithmetic.
y = 1.3*3.5 -0.52
y = 4.55 -0.52
y = 4.03

The predicted approximate value of y is 4.03.