Question

Myron records the number of chirps per minute (x) that crickets make at different temperatures (y) in degrees Farenheit.He determines that the association is linear and that the line of best fit is y=1/6x+50what us the interpretation of the slope and the y-intercept of this equation?

Answer 1

EXPLANATION

The line is given by the following relationship:

y = 1/6x + 50

The slope predicts a temperature increases of about 1/6 for every increaseof 1 chirp per minute. The y-intercept shows that when the crickets are not chirping (x=0), the temperature is 50 degrees.