Asked by D4VD

Angelique makes beaded jewelry. The graph below shows the number of beads on varying cord lengths.

Jewelry
A graph has cord length (inches) on the x-axis and number of beads on the y-axis. A line has a regression equation of y = 2.52 x + 1.61.

A necklace contains 88 beads. Based on the information above, which is the best estimate for the cord length?
21 inches
26 inches
34 inches
36 inches

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use y = 2.52x + 1.61 with y = 88.

x = (88 − 1.61)/2.52 = 86.39/2.52 ≈ 34.3.

Best estimate from the choices: 34 inches.