A meteorologist has collected the data about the diameter of hailstones in inches, d, and the speed at which they fall in miles per hour, s. The resulting line of best fit for the data set is s=7.62+29.6d . What is the predicted speed for a hailstone with a diameter of 5 inches? Round to the nearest whole number.(1 point)
miles per hour
The predicted speed for a hailstone with a diameter of 5 inches can be calculated by substituting d = 5 into the equation s = 7.62 + 29.6d:
s = 7.62 + 29.6(5)
s = 7.62 + 148
s = 155.62
Rounded to the nearest whole number, the predicted speed for a hailstone with a diameter of 5 inches is 156 miles per hour.