Number of Fires and Number of Acres Burned Are as Follows

question 48

Multiple Choice

Number of fires and number of acres burned are as follows:
$\begin{array} { c r } \text { Fires } x & \text { Acres } \\ 72 & 62 \\ 69 & 42 \\ 58 & 19 \\ 47 & 26 \\ 84 & 51 \\ 62 & 15 \\ 57 & 30 \\ 45 & 15 \end{array}$
Predict the number of acres burned if $x = 60$ fires.

• A) \(y ^ { \prime } = - 31.46\) acres when \(x = 60\) fires.
• B) \(y ^ { \prime } = 28.54\) acres when \(x = 60\) fires.
• C) \(y ^ { \prime } = 1.036\) acres when \(x = 60\) fires.
• D) \(y ^ { \prime } = 30.7\) acres when \(x = 60\) fires.

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