5
1) Examining the scatterplot we can pick two points along the best line of fit. (7,60) and (1,30)
2) So now, we can plug these points into the slope formula:
[tex]m=\frac{30-60}{1-7}=\frac{-30}{-6}=5[/tex]3) Since this is a line of best fit, we can tell that the rate of change relative is (approximately) 5.