Question

3.6 engage: line of best fit
due on 11.20.2025 10 total points 2 total attempts
answer the question correctly to continue:
a bakery tracks the number of ads they run (x) and the number of cookie boxes sold (y). the line of best fit is ( y = 50x + 200 ). what does the slope mean in this context?

Explanation:

Step1: Recall the slope - intercept form

The equation of a line is \(y = mx + b\), where \(m\) is the slope and \(b\) is the \(y\) - intercept. In the given equation \(y = 50x+200\), \(x\) represents the number of ads and \(y\) represents the number of cookie boxes sold.

Step2: Interpret the slope

The slope \(m = 50\). In the context of the problem, when \(x\) (the number of ads) increases by 1, \(y\) (the number of cookie boxes sold) changes by the value of the slope. So for each additional ad (\(\Delta x = 1\)), \(\Delta y=50\).

Answer:

On average, each ad increases cookie sales.