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The line of best fit is shown on the scatter plot below. What is the equation of the line of best fit?

A: y=−5/4​x+9

B: y=−1/2​x+9

C: y=−5/4​x−9

D: y=−x+9

The line of best fit is shown on the scatter plot below. What is the equation of the-example-1
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y=-x+9........................
User Bobjandal
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the best answer would be y=-x+9

you can eliminate c because the -9 would mean it would start below the x-axis. you can eliminate both a and b because the slope of the line can be shown as 1/1 which would just be x.
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