Milo recorded the number of hours he worked and the total amount he earned, including tips. Let h be the number of hours he worked, and let y be the total amount he earned, including tips. The equation of a line of best fit of his data is y equals 12.5 h plus 3.85.

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Based on the equation of the line of best fit, how much money should Milo expect to earn if he works a 5-hour shift? Enter the answer in the box.

Answer 1

To find out how much money Milo should expect to earn for a 5-hour shift, we can substitute h = 5 into the equation y = 12.5h + 3.85:

y = 12.5(5) + 3.85
y = 62.5 + 3.85
y = 66.35

Therefore, Milo should expect to earn $66.35 if he works a 5-hour shift.