Question

Mike's BBQ Shop tracked the average customer rating over time. The equation for the line of fit for the data is y=0.4x+3,

where y
represents the average customer rating and x
represents the time in months.

What does the slope of the equation show in this situation?

The slope shows that the average customer rating increased 0.4
points per month.

The slope shows that the average customer rating started at 0.4
points in the first month.

The slope shows that the average customer rating increased 3 points per month.

The slope shows that the average customer rating started at 3
points in the first month.

Answer 1

Answer:0.4 points per month.

Explanation:

Answer 2

The correct answer is: The slope shows that the average customer rating increased 0.4 points per month.

In the equation y=0.4x+3, the coefficient of x (0.4) represents the slope of the line. In this context, the slope indicates the change in the average customer rating (y) per unit change in time (x), which is months in this case. So a slope of 0.4 means that, on average, the customer rating increased by 0.4 points for each additional month of operation.

Explanation: