An engineer wants to determine how the weight of a gas powered car, x, affects gas mileage, y. The accompanying days represent the weights of various domestic cars and their miles per gallon in the city for the most recent model year. weight                    Miles per (pounds), x           Gallon, y 3797                             16 3897                             16 2704                             24 3608                             20 3360                             22 3040                             22 3787                              17 2618                              24 3509                             18 3798                             16 3399                             17   interpret the slope y-intercept, if appropriate. Choose the correct answer below for y hat = -0.00661x + 41.80 A certain gas powered car weighs 3500 pounds and gets 18 miles per gallon. Is the miles per gallon of this car above average or below average for cars of this weight?   Below or Average?

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An engineer wants to determine how the weight of a gas powered car, x, affects gas mileage, y. The accompanying days represent the weights of various domestic cars and their miles per gallon in the city for the most recent model year.

weight                    Miles per

(pounds), x           Gallon, y

3797                             16

3897                             16

2704                             24

3608                             20

3360                             22

3040                             22

3787                              17

2618                              24

3509                             18

3798                             16

3399                             17

 

interpret the slope y-intercept, if appropriate. Choose the correct answer below for y hat = -0.00661x + 41.80

A certain gas powered car weighs 3500 pounds and gets 18 miles per gallon. Is the miles per gallon of this car above average or below average for cars of this weight?  

Below or Average?

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