Question

A resort rented 62 cabins during its first season in operation. Based on the data for a similar resort, management estimated the equation of the line of best fit for the number cabins rented as y= 4x + 62, where x is the number of seasons since the first season of operation, and y is the number of cabins rented during that season. In reality, unusually bad weather for several years beginning in the first season led to the number of rentals for each season decreasing at the rate they were expected to increase. Which is the best choice for the equation for the line of best fit for the cabin rentals?A) y = 1/4 + 62B) y = - 4x + 62C) y = - 1/4x + 62D) y = 4x - 62

Answer 1

In the equation y = 4x + 62, the increasing rate is 4

If the actual rate decreases at the rate they were expected to increase, then it is -4 instead of 4.

Then, the equation of the line is:

B) y = - 4x + 62