Margot is studying the yield of bushels of wheat in comparison to the amount of rainfall, in inches, that occurs. She finds the linear regression equation to be y = 47.3 +0.78x. What does 47.3 mean in the context of the problem?
Responses
A If no bushels of wheat were produced, 47.3 inches of rain fell.If no bushels of wheat were produced, 47.3 inches of rain fell.
B For every inch of rain that falls 47.3 bushels of wheat are produced.For every inch of rain that falls 47.3 bushels of wheat are produced.
C If no rain fell, 47.3 bushels of wheat would be produced.If no rain fell, 47.3 bushels of wheat would be produced.
D For every bushel of wheat that is produced, 47.3 inches of rain fell.