Julie gathered data about the numbers of pages and chapters in several books by her favorite author.The equation of the line of

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Julie gathered data about the numbers of pages and chapters in several books by her favorite author.The equation of the line of

best fit is y = 15.261x + 8.83. Based on the line of best fit, approximately how many pages are predicted to be in a book with 8 chapters? A. 113 B. 122 C. 131 D. 193

Mathematics

2 answers:

Mumz [18] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-27T07:36:13+03:00

Mumz [18]3 years ago

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Answer:

C.

Step-by-step explanation:

erica [24] · Answer 2 · 2022-03-27T05:46:32+03:00

erica [24]3 years ago

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Answer:

C

Step-by-step explanation:

To get the approximate number of pages in the chapters, what we need to do is to substitute for the value of x in the line of best fit equation.

Thus, we have;

y = 15.261(8) + 8.83 = 122.088 + 8.83 = 130.918

This is approximately equal to 131