Respuesta :

A - Andrea used the reciprocal of the slope 
The reasonable question of this incomplete problem is to find the equation for the trendline out of the given two points. Hence, we use the two-point formula of a line.

y - y₁ = [(y₂ - y₁)/(x₂- x₁)]*(x - x₁)

Let (48,61) be point 1, and (72,195) be point 2. Then,

y - 61 = [(195 - 61)/(72- 48)]*(x - 48)
y - 61 = (67/12)(x - 48)
12y - 732 = 67(x - 48)
12y - 732 = 67x - 3216
12y - 67x - 732 + 3216 = 0
12y - 67x +2484 = 0

Thus, the equation for the trendline is 12y - 67x +2484 = 0.