Asked by mikaela

The scatter plot shows a​ hiker's elevation above sea level during a hike from the base to the top of a mountain. The equation of a trend line for the​ hiker's elevation is yequals9.38xplus648​, where x represents the number of minutes and y represents the​ hiker's elevation in feet. Use the equation of the trend line to estimate the​ hiker's elevation after 165 minutes.
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Part 1
After 165 ​minutes, the​ hiker's elevation will be about
  
enter your response here feet above sea level.
​(Round to the nearest whole number as​ needed.)

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
y = 9.38(165) + 648 = 1547.7 + 648 = 2195.7 ≈ 2196 feet above sea level.