The equation of a line of best fit relating the number of cats c at an animal shelter to the number
of dogs d is c = 3.5d - 20. Predict the number of cats at a shelter where there are 50 dogs.

O 155
O 20
O100
O30

Somehow I got (100) and I don’t think that is correct...

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Rutesh
ANSWER 155 cats

Step by step explanation

No. of dogs = 50=d
No. of cats = 3.5x50- 20
=175-20
=155 cats

Applying the line of best fit, it is found that the estimate is of 155 cats.

The line of best fit to estimate the number of cats c when there are d dogs is given by:

[tex]c = 3.5d - 20[/tex]

In this problem, we want to estimate the number of cats when there are 50 dogs, thus we want to find c when d = 50, that is:

[tex]c = 3.5(50) - 20 = 155[/tex]

The estimate is of 155 cats.

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