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Multiple Choice

Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
-In an area of the Great Plains, records were kept on the relationship between the rainfall (in inches) and the yield of wheat (bushels per acre) . Which is the best predicted value for $\mathrm { y }$ given $\mathrm { x } = 15.9$ ?
$\begin{array}{l|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|}\text { Rainfall (in inches) , } \mathrm{x} & 10.5 & 8.8 & 13.4 & 12.5 & 18.8 & 10.3 & 7.0 & 15.6 & 16.0 \\\hline \text { Yield (bushels per acre) , y } & 50.5 & 46.2 & 58.8 & 59.0 & 82.4 & 49.2 & 31.9 & 76.0 & 78.8\end{array}$

A) $73.9$
B) $74.2$
C) $73.7$
D) $74.4$