SOLUTION: The relationship between antioxidant food consumption per day in cups and the BMI of an individual is modeled by the following line of best fit: y = -1.2x + 26. Interpret the slope

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Question 1141941: The relationship between antioxidant food consumption per day in cups and the BMI of an individual is modeled by the following line of best fit: y = -1.2x + 26. Interpret the slope and intercept of the trend line within the context of the data.

Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For every cup of antioxidants the BMI would be predicted to fall 1.2 units
If a person had no antioxidants at all, the BMI would be 26 units.

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