Question

muffin recipes
the equation for the line of best fit is ( y = - 0.75x + 10 ). according to the equation, which of these statements is true?
if a recipe had 12 ingredients, wanda likely would have used it about once in the past year.
if a recipe had 9 ingredients, wanda likely would have used it about once in the past year.

Explanation:

Step1: Substitute \(x = 12\) into the equation

Substitute \(x = 12\) into \(y=-0.75x + 10\).

$$
LATEXBLOCK0
$$

Step2: Substitute \(x = 9\) into the equation

Substitute \(x = 9\) into \(y=-0.75x + 10\).

$$
LATEXBLOCK1
$$

Answer:

If a recipe had 12 ingredients, Wanda likely would have used it about once in the past year.