What it the mean sales of ice cream for a maximum daily temperature of 93 degrees Fahrenheit.

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The manager of an ice cream store is interested in examining the relationship between sales of ice cream (in gallons per day) and maximum temperature of the day. The vendor records the following data for a random sample of five days in the summer, where

y = number of gallons of ice cream sold per day

x = maximum temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit, recorded for the day

x:  85, 90, 95, 87, 80

y: 5.0, 7.5, 10.0, 6.0, 4.3

What it the mean sales of ice cream for a maximum daily temperature of 93 degrees Fahrenheit.

Note that :

SSxx = 125.2

SSxy = 49.28

bar{x} = 87.4

bar{y} = 6.56

 

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8.8 gallons
0.394 gallons
27.8 gallons
6.56 gallons
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