Question

in each of her basketball games this season, belle recorded the number of minutes she played, x, and how many points she scored, y. this is the equation of the line of best fit for the data: y = 0.4x - 0.5. according to this equation, how many points would belle likely have scored in a game if she played for 22 minutes? round your answer to the nearest whole number. points

Explanation:

Step1: Substitute x value

Substitute $x = 22$ into $y = 0.4x-0.5$.
$y=0.4\times22 - 0.5$

Step2: Calculate y

$y = 8.8 - 0.5=8.3$

Step3: Round result

Round 8.3 to nearest whole number.

Answer:

8