Question

Meg plotted the graph below to show the relationship between the temperature of her city and the number of people at a swimming pool:

Part A: In your own words, describe the relationship between the temperature of the city and the number of people at the swimming pool. (5 points)

Part B: Describe how you can make the line of best fit. Write the approximate slope and y-intercept of the line of best fit. Show your work, including the points that you use to calculate slope and y-intercept. (5 points)

Answer 1

the higher temperature the higher the population would be

Answer 2

Generally, the higher the temperature, the larger the population.

Explanation:

The line goes from left to right, and from down to up, so we can see that the temperature affects the population at the pool.