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The scatter plot and line of best fit below show the length of 11 people's femur (the long leg bone in the thigh) and their height in centimeters. What does the point left parenthesis, 51, comma, 180, point, 5, right parenthesis(51,180.5) represent?
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Femur Length (centimeters)
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An expected height of 51 centimeters when the femur has a length of 180.5 centimeters.
The height of an actual person with a femur length of 51 centimeters is 180.5 centimeters.
The height of an actual person with a femur length of 180.5 centimeters is 51 centimeters.
An expected height of 180.5 centimeters when the femur has a length of 51 centimeters.

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An expected height of 180.5 centimeters when the femur has a length of 51 centimeters.

(Here x = femur length in cm, y = predicted height in cm — the point is on the line of best fit, so it gives a predicted/expected height.)