Question #6402754Single Choice

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The scatterplot above shows the federal-mandated minimum wage every 10 years between 1940 and 2010. A line of best fit is shown, and its equation is y = 0.096x - 0.488. What does the line of best fit predict about the increase in the minimum wage over the 70-year period?

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Each year between 1940 and 2010, the average increase in minimum wage was 0.096 dollars.

Each year between 1940 and 2010, the average increase in minimum wage was 0.49 dollars.

Every 10 years between 1940 and 2010, the average increase in minimum wage was 0.096 dollars.

Every 10 years between 1940 and 2010, the average increase in minimum wage was 0.488 dollars.

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