Question


Age Weight
Line of Best Fit:

y^=5.5x+16


Residual
8 61 ?
1
What is the value for y^
given the table?

(1 point)
Responses

60
60

70
70

59
59

68
68
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Answers

Answered by GPT-4o mini
To find the value of \( y^{\wedge} \) (the predicted value of \( y \)) for a given age \( x \), we can substitute \( x \) into the line of best fit equation:

\[
y^{\wedge} = 5.5x + 16
\]

According to the table, the age given is \( x = 8 \).

Now, substitute \( x = 8 \) into the equation:

\[
y^{\wedge} = 5.5(8) + 16
\]

Calculating this step-by-step:

1. Calculate \( 5.5 \times 8 = 44 \)
2. Add \( 16 \):
\[
44 + 16 = 60
\]

So, the predicted value \( y^{\wedge} \) when \( x = 8 \) is **60**.

Thus, the correct response is:

**60**

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