Meg plotted the graph below to show the relationship between the temperature of her city and the number of people at a swimming pool:
Main title on the graph is Swimming Pool Population. Graph shows 0 to 30 on x axis at increments of 5 and 0 to 12 on y axis at increments of 1. The label on the x axis is Temperature in degree C, and the label on the y axis is Number of People at the Pool. Dots are made at the ordered pairs 2.5, 1 and 5, 2 and 7.5, 2 and 7.5, 3 and 7.5, 4 and 10, 5 and 10, 6 and 12.5, 6 and 15, 7 and 15, 8 and 17.5, 5 and 17.5, 7 and 20, 9 and 22.5, 7 and 22.5, 9 and 25, 11 and 27.5, 12.
Part A: In your own words, describe the relationship between the temperature of the city and the number of people at the swimming pool. (5 points)
Part B: Describe how you can make the line of best fit. Write the approximate slope and y-intercept of the line of best fit. Show your work, including the points that you use to calculate slope and y-intercept.
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Part A: Based on the graph, it appears that as the temperature of the city increases, the number of people at the swimming pool also tends to increase.
Part B: To make the line of best fit, I would draw a straight line that passes through the majority of the points on the graph. The approximate slope would be around 2.5 and the y-intercept would be around 1.5.