Given:
Given that the points in the scatter plot. The line passes through the second point from the left (24,127) and the farthest point on the right (36,163)
We need to determine the slope of the trend line.
Slope:
The slope of the trend line can be determined using the formula,
[tex]m=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}[/tex]
Substituting the coordinates (24,127) and (36,163) in the above formula, we get;
[tex]m=\frac{163-127}{36-24}[/tex]
Simplifying, we get;
[tex]m=\frac{36}{12}[/tex]
[tex]m=3[/tex]
Thus, the slope of the trend line is 3.
