Question

select the correct answer.

a geologist gathered data about the total shoreline and maximum depth of several area lakes and organized the data into this table.

she then used a graphing tool to display the data in a scatter plot, with \\(x\\) representing the total miles of shoreline and \\(y\\) representing the maximum depth. she also used the graphing tool to find the equation of the line of best fit:

\\(y = 4.26x + 10.908\\)

based on the line of best fit, what is the approximate maximum depth of a lake that has 31 miles of shoreline?

121 feet
132 feet
138 feet
143 feet

Explanation:

Identify the given equation and input value

$$
LATEXBLOCK0
$$

Substitute the value and calculate the prediction

$$
LATEXBLOCK1
$$

Answer:

• 121 feet
• 132 feet
• 138 feet
• 143 feet (Correct answer)