SOLUTION: Write a scenario that could work for the following line of best fit: y = .26x + 67.6. Explain the slope and intercept in this context.

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Question 1083755: Write a scenario that could work for the following line of best fit: y = .26x + 67.6. Explain the slope and intercept in this context.

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y+=+.26x+%2B+67.6
Scenario:
A child initially has 67.6 dollars and is given 0.26 dollars every week.
The slope here is the 0.26. This is the value or increment in which the money is increasing.
The y-intercept is 67.6, the value we obtain from the equation when we set x to zero .