Question

mason decides to research the relationship between the length in inches and the weight of a certain species of catfish. he measures the length and weight of a number of specimens he catches then throws back into the water. after plotting all his data, he draws a line of bes what does the slope of the line represent? answer the rate of change in the expected length of the catfish over its weight. the expected weight of a catfish that is 1 inch long. the rate of change in the expected weight of the catfish over its length. the expected length of a catfish that weighs 1 pound.

Explanation:

The line of best fit has catfish length (inches) on the x-axis and weight (pounds) on the y-axis. Slope is the rate of change of y with respect to x, so it represents the change in expected weight per inch increase in length.

Answer:

The rate of change in the expected weight of the catfish over its length.