The following scatterplot shows the cost per household of the US census where y = 2010 dollars and  x = years since 1970. What is the slope of the linear trendline, = 2.3488x + 5.934, telling us

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The following scatterplot shows the cost per household of the US census where y = 2010 dollars and  x = years since 1970. What is the slope of the linear trendline, = 2.3488x + 5.934, telling us?

Census Cost per Household y= 2.3488x + 5.934
120.00
100.00
80.00
60.00
40.00
20.00
0.00
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50
Years Since 1970
O The cost per household in 1970 was $2.35
O The cost per housechold has been increasing by $2.35 per decade
O The cost per houschold was $5.93 in 1970
O The cost per housechold has been increasing by $5.93 per decade
O The cost per houschold has been increasing by $2.35 per year
2010 Dollars
Transcribed Image Text:Census Cost per Household y= 2.3488x + 5.934 120.00 100.00 80.00 60.00 40.00 20.00 0.00 10 20 30 40 50 Years Since 1970 O The cost per household in 1970 was $2.35 O The cost per housechold has been increasing by $2.35 per decade O The cost per houschold was $5.93 in 1970 O The cost per housechold has been increasing by $5.93 per decade O The cost per houschold has been increasing by $2.35 per year 2010 Dollars
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