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(a)
To identify the slope of the line and explain what it means in this setting.
(a)
Answer to Problem 4.27E
The slope of the line is
Explanation of Solution
The line given in the question is:
The slope of the line is
This means that if the average monthly temperature increases by one, then the amount of natural gas consumed decrease by about
(b)
To identify the
(b)
Answer to Problem 4.27E
The
Explanation of Solution
The
This means that if the average monthly temperature is zero, then the amount of natural gas consumed decrease by about
(c)
To predict the amount of natural gas Joan will use in a month with an average temperature of
(c)
Answer to Problem 4.27E
The amount of natural gas Joan will use is about
Explanation of Solution
Now to calculate it, we should replace
Thus the amount of natural gas Joan will use is about
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