Arjay records the number of chips per minute() that crickets make at different temperatures ) in degrees Fahrenheit
He determines that the association is linear and that the line of best fit is
y = {2+40
What is the interpretation of the slope and yintercept of this equation?
Temperature
50
40
20 25 30 35 40 45
Chirps per minute
O A. The slope predicts a temperature increase of about for every
increase of 1 chirp per minute. The intercept shows that when
the crickets are not chirping (
x0), the temperature is 40"
B. The slope predicts a temperature increase of about 5 for every
Increase of 40 chirps per minute. The intercept shows that when
the crickets are not chirping (x-0), the temperature is
O C. The slope predicts a temperature increase of about 5 for every
increase of 1 chirp per minute. The y-intercept shows that when
the crickets are not chirping (x0), the temperatures 0
O D. The chirping increases as the temperature goes down