A Basketball Coach of a Youth Team Wishes to Predict $\overline{x}$

Multiple Choice

A basketball coach of a youth team wishes to predict the number of points the players will score in their first season as a junior (y) based on the number of points they scored in their last season as youth players (x) . The average number of points the team scored as youth players was $\overline{x}$ =7.9 and the average number of points they scored in their first year as junior players was $\overline{y}$ = 10.2. The slope is b₁ = 0.79. What is the predicted number of goals for a player who scored 7 goals in his last season as a youth player?

A) 7.78
B) 9.49
C) 11.46
D) 15.58