To interpret the slope of the line of best fit, we need to understand what it represents. In this case, the slope is given as 12 and represents the ratio of kills (the dependent variable) to hitting attempts (the independent variable).
- The slope of 12 indicates that for every additional hitting attempt, Ava is expected to gain about 12 kills.
- However, since the slope is represented as the number of kills per unit of hitting attempts, we need to translate this into a more understandable form.
Let's clarify the statements:
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"Ava has about 2 kills for every game." - This doesn't relate to the slope correctly and misrepresents averaging kills per game, which isn't what the slope represents.
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"Ava has about 2 kills for every hitting attempt." - This also misinterprets the slope. The slope indicates more than just 2 kills for 1 hitting attempt.
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"Ava’s number of kills increases by 2 for every game." - This implies increments per game rather than per hitting attempt, which is not what the slope represents.
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"Ava has about 1 kill for every 2 hitting attempts." - This statement provides a ratio more relevant to the slope's representation.
Given the above explanations and the general misalignment of the slope value of 12, none of the responses accurately reflect the slope of 12 as stated. Hence, the 4th statement is the closest but also misrepresents the calculated interpretation.
Therefore, based on the given options and understanding of what a slope represents, we can clarify there isn't an accurate representation provided.
If we were to operate under the assumption the slope were interpreted with the evidence available, we find that none of these are strictly correct as per a slope of 12 unless the options were addressed inaccurately.
If forced to choose, the best interpretation closest would be: "Ava has about 1 kill for every 2 hitting attempts." (But this is indeed incorrect if we follow the simple trendline correlation.)