hard · SAT Math

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?

1. The line underpredicts the actual rent by 1300 dollars.
2. The line overpredicts the actual rent by 5 dollars.
3. The line overpredicts the actual rent by 1305 dollars.
4. The line underpredicts the actual rent by 5 dollars.

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