SOLUTION: You are estimating the fuel consumption (gallons per mile) for intermediate armored vehicles based on the horsepower of the vehicle. The vehicle for which you are estimating has 4.

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Question 825523: You are estimating the fuel consumption (gallons per mile) for intermediate armored vehicles based on the horsepower of the vehicle. The vehicle for which you are estimating has 4.77 hundred horsepower. Given the following equation, select the correct response from each pair.
Fuel Consumption = - 0.03 + 0.22 (Horsepower in hundreds)



The dependent variable is Horsepower

The dependent variable is Fuel Consumption


The y-intercept is 0.22

The y-intercept is – 0.03


The estimated fuel consumption for your vehicle is .96 gallons per mile

The estimated fuel consumption for your vehicle is 1.02 gallons per mile

Answer by oscargut(2103)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The dependent variable is Fuel Consumption
The y-intercept is – 0.03
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