Question

Hillary measured the depth of the snow in her front yard for 7 days. An equation for the line of best fit for Hillary’s data is y = − 0.5 x + 8 . Let x represent the number of days. Let y represent the depth of the snow in inches. Which statement BEST describes the meaning of the slope in this equation? A. The depth of the snow increased 8 inches per day. B. The depth of the snow increased 0.5 inch per day. C. The depth of the snow decreased 0.5 inch per day. D. The depth of the snow decreased 8 inches per day

Answer 1

c

Explanation:

1st. the slope is the part with the x and it is negative so that means decrease and the 8 is where it starts.