SAT Practice06aa14a7-9593-4ae2-9b7b-bf8575775587

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Questions come from the Bluebook question bank. Made by Iskaa303 (Iskander Madikhan).

As part of a study of lake conditions, the water temperature was recorded at different depths below the surface of a certain lake. The data shown in the scatterplot give the recorded temperature, in degrees Celsius, for 7 depths, in meters, below the surface of the lake.

1020304050607080x510152025yODepth(meters)Temperature(degreesCelsius)
  • The scatterplot has 7 data points.
  • The data points are in a linear pattern trending down from left to right.
  • The data points have the following approximate coordinates:
    • (15 comma 21.80)
    • (22 comma 20.70)
    • (35 comma 15.70)
    • (47 comma 16.80)
    • (51 comma 15.70)
    • (54 comma 13.70)
    • (70 comma 12.70)

Which of the following is closest to the slope of a line of best fit for the data shown?