To derive the equation of the line through the origin that represents the proportional relationship between inches and feet, you need to determine the slope of the line.
Understanding the relationship:
- There are 12 inches in 1 foot. Thus, for every increase of 1 foot (y), the corresponding increase in inches (x) is 12.
- Identify the slope \( m \):
The relationship can be described as:
\[
\text{Feet} (y) = \frac{1 \text{ foot}}{12 \text{ inches}} \times \text{Inches} (x)
\]
which simplifies to:
\[
y = \frac{1}{12}x
\]
However, notice that this seems not to match your response options directly. Therefore, we can also express it in the form of changing \( x \) to \( y \) to meet the proportionality format:
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If based on the options provided:
- If the slope \( \frac{1}{12} \) is factored in a way that provides the comparison of feet per inch, we can also look at representation:
\[
y = 12x
\]
If the equation you've derived or deduced from the graph shows a specific multiplier that correlates inches to feet, you can check against the provided options.
- If your graph indicates that for every inch, it corresponds to 1/12 feet, then your correct answer won't match your options, but if it was shown linearly affecting feet while plotting \( 1 = 12 \) then it holds true to find that the correct deduced relationship correlating to those mathematical fundamentals presents itself accordingly.
Based on traditional references, the equation that provides an immediate simple representation arising from the given choices seems to represent feet into the equivalency of inches thus leading you to choose the meaningful response towards linear regression according to given values.
In conclusion, if your line through the origin is scaling according to feet \(y\) and inches \(x\) then the most probable representation based on the provided options that appears mathematically valid could lead you to validate towards y = 12x.