OpenStax, Statistics §12.1 Linear Equations · Exercise 14 · Statistics · Regression & correlation
Linear Equations · Exercise 14
As a result of erosion, a river shoreline is losing several thousand pounds of soil each year. A linear equation that expresses the total amount of soil lost per year is y = 12,000x.
What is the y-intercept? Interpret its meaning.
Its source prints no answer for this problem, so there's nothing to check against.
OpenStax, Statistics · §12.1 Linear Equations · Exercise 14
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