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Find the equation for the least squares regression line of the data described below.
Piquant Candy Company is testing a new additive designed to make its hard caramel candies dissolve more slowly. Company scientists gave several taste testers pieces of candy with varying amounts of the additive.
The scientists recorded the amount of additive in each piece (in milligrams), x, and how long the taste tester said it took to dissolve completely (in minutes), y.
Milligrams Minutes
19 3
20 6
25 5
41 9
90 9
Round your answers to the nearest thousandth.
y= x+

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y= 0.091x + 2.948