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Explanation
Correct answer: B.
Choice B is correct. In the given scatterplot, the x-values represent the distance above sea level, in feet, and the y-values represent the temperature, in . The point on the line of best fit with an x-value of has a corresponding y-value of . Therefore, at a distance of feet above sea level, the temperature predicted by the line of best fit is .
Desmos solution:
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Why the other choices are wrong
Choice A
Choice A is incorrect. This is the temperature, in , predicted by the line of best fit at a distance of feet above sea level.
Choice C
Choice C is incorrect. This is the measured temperature, in , at a distance of feet above sea level.
Choice D
Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.