A researcher studied the relationship between the number of times a certain species of cricket will chirp in one minute and the temperature outside. Her data is expressed in the scatter plot and line of best fit below. What is the meaning of the yy-value on the line when x=110?

1The predicted temperature in degrees Fahrenheit if the cricket has chirped 110 times.

2The actual temperature in degrees Fahrenheit when the cricket has chirped 110 times.

3The predicted temperature in degrees Fahrenheit if the cricket has chirped 68.4 times.

4The actual temperature in degrees Fahrenheit when the cricket has chirped 68.4 times.

1 answer

The correct answer is 1) The predicted temperature in degrees Fahrenheit if the cricket has chirped 110 times.

The y-value on the line represents the predicted temperature in degrees Fahrenheit based on the given number of chirps per minute (x). In this case, when x=110, the corresponding y-value on the line gives the predicted temperature.