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A study was done to investigate the relationship between a between eating sugary snacks and a test that measures a

student's memory and attention. The correlating linear model is shown below, where x represents the number of sugar
snacks a student ate, and y represents the student's test score.
Interpret the rate of change (slope).
y = -5x

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Answer:

Each additional sugary snack eaten is associated with a loss of five points on the test.

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