Question

Write a scenario that could work for the following line of best fit: y = -0.8x + 5.6. Explain the slope and intercept in this context.

Answer 1

A researcher tested the relationship between amount of alcohol consumption and birth weight by collecting data on pregnant rats. We can expect that a rat with no alcohol consumption will have a birth weight of 5.6 pounds and for every “alcohol consumption” that the rat has we can expect the birth weight to decrease by 0.8 pounds.

Explanation:

used this for test and it was right.

Answer 2

slope:-0.8
y intercept is (0,5.6)
x intercept is (7,0)