The scatter plot shows a hiker's elevation above sea level over time. The equation of the trend line shown is y = 8.77x + 686. T

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3 years ago

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o the nearest whole number, predict what the hiker's elevation after 145 minutes

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MatroZZZ [7] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-22T00:21:07+03:00

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Answer:

707 feet above sea level

Step-by-step explanation:

2 hours and 25 minutes is about 2.4167 hours.

Therefore:

y=8.77x+686

y=8.77(2.4167)+686

y=21.1944+686

y=707.1944

So the hiker's elevation will be approximately 707 feet above sea level