Asked by sara

The scatter plot shows the number of people at a fair based on the outside temperature. How many fewer people would be predicted to be at the fair on a 80degreesF day than on a 60degreesF ​day?
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Part 1
The slope is
negative 0.4 .
Part 2
For each degree that the outside temperature​ increases, the fair attendance decreases by
  
0.4 thousand people.
​(Type an integer or a​ decimal.)
Part 3
The difference between 60degreesF and 80degreesF is
  
20degreesF.
​(Type an integer or a​ decimal.)
Part 4
Multiply.
negative 0.4times20equals
  
8,000
​(Type an integer or a​ decimal.)

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
A 20°F increase × 0.4 thousand fewer per °F = 8 thousand fewer people. So about 8,000 fewer people would be predicted.