The average number of students per classroom at Central High School from 2000 to 2010 can be modeled by the equation y equals 0.56 x plus 27.2., where x represents the number of years since 2000, and y represents the average number of students per classroom. Which of the following best describes the meaning of the number 0.56 in the equation?

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Answer:

The estimated increase in the average number of students per classroom each year.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the equation y=0.56x+27.2, the value of x increases by 1 for each year that passes. Each time x increases by 1, y increases by 0.56, since 0.56 is the slope of the graph of this equation.   Since y represents the average number of students per classroom in the year represented by x, it follows that, according to the model, the estimated increase each year in the average number of students per classroom at Central High School is 0.56.