Answer:
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Explanation:
Point-slope form is
where m is the slope and is the point the line goes through.
We're given the slope of m = 5/6, and we want the line going through (-8,0) which is the x-intercept -8. The x-intercept always occurs when y = 0.
So,
We can replace the y-0 with y; however, I'm going to keep that 0 so that the equation better matches the point-slope form.
Answer:
Option A is correct.
y = 35.4 bushels per acre when rainfall = 7.1 inches
Step-by-step explanation:
An image of the steps to obtain the equation that relates x to y is attached to this answer.
n = number of variables = 9
μₓ = mean of variable x (rainfall in inches)
μᵧ = mean of variable y (yield in bushels per acre)
σₓ = standard deviation of variable x (rainfall in inches)
σᵧ = standard deviation of variable y (yield in bushels per acre)
y = 4.379x + 4.268
when x = 7.1
y = 4.379(7.1) + 4.268 = 35.3589 = 35.4 bushels per acre.
