Question

4The Monarch Butterfly is essential to the pollination process of many native and farmed North American plants. These butterflies migrate thousands of miles over several months. A Florida Department of Forestry outpost in Hawthorne, Florida has been tracking their population since the 2005 migration cycle.

-Part B: Of the following choices, which equation is the best fit line for the data?Immersive Reader
(1 Point)

Answer 1

f(x) = -34x + 320

Explanation:

In the figure attached, the graph of the data and the options are shown.

We can see from the graph that the best fit line for the data would have a negative slope (as x values increase, y values decrease) and a positive y-intercept (the y value at x = 0). The only option that satisfies these two criteria is f(x) = -34x + 320