Found a residual of the data point too, one 5.27 round the answer to the nearest thousands y equals negative 0.694 x + 17.22

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To round the value of \( y \) to the nearest thousandths, we first need to substitute \( x = 5.27 \) into the equation \( y = -0.694x + 17.22 \).

  1. Substitute \( x \): \[ y = -0.694(5.27) + 17.22 \]

  2. Perform the multiplication: \[ -0.694 \times 5.27 \approx -3.66958 \]

  3. Add this result to 17.22: \[ y \approx -3.66958 + 17.22 \approx 13.55042 \]

  4. Now, round \( y \) to the nearest thousandths: \[ y \approx 13.550 \]

Thus, the rounded value of \( y \) is approximately 13.550.