This scatter plot shows the relationship between the number of sweatshirts sold and the temperature outside. 
![](http://admin.getprephub.com/media/editor/Screenshot%202023-05-05%20at%205.01.42%20PM_20230505150154742353.png)
The $$y$$-intercept of the estimated line of best fit is at $$(0, b)$$. Enter the approximate value of the $$b$$.


<div id="id_cont_display" class="markdown-body editormd-html-preview"><textarea>This scatter plot shows the relationship between the number of sweatshirts sold and the temperature outside. 
![](http://admin.getprephub.com/media/editor/Screenshot%202023-05-05%20at%205.01.42%20PM_20230505150154742353.png)
The $$y$$-intercept of the estimated line of best fit is at $$(0, b)$$. Enter the approximate value of the $$b$$.
</textarea>This scatter plot shows the relationship between the number of sweatshirts sold and the temperature outside. <img src="http://admin.getprephub.com/media/editor/Screenshot%202023-05-05%20at%205.01.42%20PM_20230505150154742353.png" alt=""> The <math><semantics><mrow><mi>y</mi></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">y</annotation></semantics></math>y-intercept of the estimated line of best fit is at <math><semantics><mrow><mo>(</mo><mn>0</mn><mo separator="true">,</mo><mi>b</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">(0, b)</annotation></semantics></math>(0,b). Enter the approximate value of the <math><semantics><mrow><mi>b</mi></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">b</annotation></semantics></math>b.
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<div id="id_solution_display" class="markdown-body editormd-html-preview"><textarea>The line of best fit touches $$y$$-axis at $$(0,250)$$. 
Therefore, the value of $$b$$ is $$250$$</textarea>The line of best fit touches <math><semantics><mrow><mi>y</mi></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">y</annotation></semantics></math>y-axis at <math><semantics><mrow><mo>(</mo><mn>0</mn><mo separator="true">,</mo><mn>2</mn><mn>5</mn><mn>0</mn><mo>)</mo></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">(0,250)</annotation></semantics></math>(0,250). Therefore, the value of <math><semantics><mrow><mi>b</mi></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">b</annotation></semantics></math>b is <math><semantics><mrow><mn>2</mn><mn>5</mn><mn>0</mn></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">250</annotation></semantics></math>250
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