Question

The scatter plot below shows the number of hours students in a math class spent studying and the number of incorrect answers they provided on a test. The equation for the line of best fit is y=−5.03x+44
.As the number of hours spent studying increases, the number of incorrect answers _____________.

(1 point)
Responses

Decreases
Decreases

Increases
Increases

Stays constant

Answer 1

As the number of hours spent studying increases, the number of incorrect answers **decreases**.

This is indicated by the negative slope of the line of best fit (−5.03), which means that as the value of \( x \) (hours studied) increases, the value of \( y \) (incorrect answers) decreases.