The scatter plot and line of best fit below show the length of 7 people's femur (the long leg bone in the thigh) and their height in centimeters. What is the meaning of the yy-value on the line when x, equals, 50x=50? A. An expected height of 168.4 centimeters when the femur has a length of 50 centimeters. B. An expected height of 50 centimeters when the femur has a length of 168.4 centimeters. C. The height of an actual person with a femur length of 50 centimeters is 168.4 centimeters. or D. The height of an actual person with a femur length of 168.4 centimeters is 50 centimeters.

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A. An expected height of 168.4 centimeters when the femur has a length of 50 centimeters.

This means that when the femur length is 50 centimeters, the expected height based on the line of best fit is 168.4 centimeters.