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Which line most accurately represents the line of best fit for the scatter plot?

A graph shows numbers from 0 to 14 on the x axis at increments of 2 and the numbers 0 to 28 on the y axis at increments of 4. Scatter plot shows ordered pairs 2, 5 and 5, 6 and 6, 8 and 8, 10 and 9, 12 and 10, 12 and 11, 14 and 12, 16 and 13, 20. A line labeled A joins ordered pair 0, 0 and 4, 28. A line labeled B joins the ordered pairs 0, 0 and 8, 28. A line labeled C joins the ordered pairs 0, 0 and 13, 28. A line labeled D joins the ordered pairs 0, 0 and 14, 18


Line A

Line B

Line C

Line D

Which line most accurately represents the line of best fit for the scatter plot? A-example-1
User AlinNereid
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Answer: Line D

Explanation:

The points in the scatterplot are closest to line D.

User Levvy
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