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1.?OCEANS The table shows the temperature in the ocean at various depths. ? ? a. Make a scatter plot and a line of fit, and describe the correlation. ? b. Use two ordered pairs to write a prediction equation. ? c. Use your prediction equation to predict the missing value. ? SOLUTION:?? a. ?????? ?????????????????????????? [0, 3000] scl 500 by [0, 25] scl 1 Since the slope of the line is negative, the correlation is negative. ? b. Consider the ordered pairs (0, 22) and (2000, 6). ? ? ????????????? Substitute m = ?0.008 and (x, y) = (0, 22) in the slope-intercept form. ? ? Substitute m = ?0.008 and b = 22 in the slope-intercept form. ? c. Substitute x = 2500 in the prediction equation . ? ?