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In the 2014-2015 season of the English Premier League, there were 20 soccer teams, and each team played a total of 38 matches. The scatter plot below shows the average number of goals each team scored per match, and how many total matches each team won. Each dot on the scatter plot represents a team. A line was fit to the data to model the relationship between scoring goals and winning games.

Which of these linear equations best describes the given model?
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A)
y=14x+0.25

(Choice B)
y=14x-3.5
(Choice C)

y=2/3x+0.25

(Choice D)
D
y=2/3x-3.5
Based on this equation, estimate the number of wins for a team that scores 2 goals per match.
Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

User RunningRhetoric
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Option D is correct.
explanation :
User Octavian Niculescu
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Choice d is the right answer
User Mishunika
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