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A real-estate analyst records, for 5 apartments, the distance from downtown (x, miles) and the monthly rent (y, dollars): Distance (x, miles): 2 5 8 11 14 Monthly rent (y, dollars): 1720 1600 1450 1300 1120 The line of best fit is y = -45x + 1800, where x is distance from downtown in miles and y is predicted monthly rent in dollars. For the apartment located 11 miles from downtown, does the line of best fit overpredict or underpredict the actual monthly rent, and by how much?
- The line underpredicts the actual rent by 1300 dollars.
- The line overpredicts the actual rent by 5 dollars.
- The line overpredicts the actual rent by 1305 dollars.
- The line underpredicts the actual rent by 5 dollars.
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