A medical student is conducting a study to track boys’ weight from age 5 to age 18. The student graphs some data and determines the line of best fit is y = 1.73x + 80.13. What does the slope mean in this situation?

Question

A.
the increase in the number of pounds a boy gains each year

B.
the decrease in the number of pounds a boy gains each year

C.
the increase in the number of years for each pound a boy gains

D.
the decrease in the number of years for each pound a boy gains

Answer 1

the graph is weight vs age
so, what do you think?
what is the slope of a line?

Answer 2

its a my dude

Answer 3

So I’m still confused what does that mean?

Answer 4

Is it A, B, C, or D

Answer 5

So what’s the answer plz help me

Answer 6

The answer is A

Answer 7

Yep Yep He right

Answer 8

1. The increase in the number of pouds a boy gains each year
2. 8.05
3. y= -0.18x + 10.06
4-6 Do yourself
7. 10%
8. The variables are gender and preferred method of learning. They are categorical variables.
9-10 do yourself